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How do two entities - contractors and inspectors - find common ground for the one thing that they do have in common: a proper HVAC system installation? Here are a couple of ideas.

Don’t leave combustion analyzers in the truck; we should be on the same page; the defective heat exchanger detective.

A fire inspection expert travels nationally for an HVAC manufacturer to determine the cause of building fires when an appliance is suspected to be the culprit. Very few fires that she inspects are the result of faulty appliances. Most are due to faulty installations.

No wonder there’s a shortage of new techs; kudos on greening of commercial sector.

We in the HVACR industry have wrapped ourselves in a cocoon to protect our HFC refrigerants and tried to hide from the global warming attacks being leveled at those refrigerants.

Finding the time to train all of your employees on everything there is to know about the HVAC business can seem like a daunting task. It may seem there just aren’t enough hours in the day. That’s where online training is making a big difference.

Duct cleaning has never been shown to actually prevent health problems. Therefore, it has to be a tough sell. Yet, members of the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) met recently to learn new ways to improve their businesses, gain certification, as well as look over new equipment.

Have you noticed how the aging process is creeping into the HVAC contracting business? Which leads me to the question: Who are, or are going to be, the next generation of business owners, the so-called “young guns of HVAC?”

Is it possible to use benchmarking to help HVAC contractors understand what they have to do in order to earn a good profit? I believe there are some benchmarks that can help business owners.

We all face a point in time when we must become our own mentor, our own champion for our own causes. However, every young person needs someone to help them model business behaviors that will produce long-lasting, positive results.