COLUMNS
Get ready. Your local news station is already frothing at the mouth, just thinking about the potential to make your company look bad during a sting of air conditioning contractors.
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First of all, a big thank you to those of you who took the time to sign the online petition urging the California Energy Commission to continue allowing the use of traditional balancing hoods in the Title 24 energy regulations. Our united voice of over 600 strong was heard. In honor of this occasion we thought we would make and test a fan powered capture hood and report what we found.
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NEWS & EDITORIAL
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), awards Warren Lupson with the association’s Distinguished Service Award.
Lupson is the director of education for the Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and has actively played a part in ACCA’s success through his work on numerous committees over the years. He currently serves on three ACCA committees: the Technical Services Committee; the Code Committee; and the Joint Futures Committee. While working on these committees he shares many perspectives as an HVACR business consultant/owner, the manufacturer trade association’s representative, and as an educator.
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In the shadow of two outdated smokestacks and four antiquated coal-fired boilers, Ball State University has started the second and final phase of converting the university to a geothermal ground-source heat pump system. Sources say this is the largest project of its kind in the U.S.
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Heating and cooling manufacturer Nordyne announces a new partnership with NexTraq to bring fleet management solutions to their contractors. NexTraq is a leading provider of GPS fleet and asset tracking solutions. Contractors who utilize fleet tracking can save fuel, negotiate lower insurance rates and increase technician efficiency. The NexTraq platform is cloud based, so contractors can access their fleet management information from anywhere.
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MARKETPLACE
Mechanical Systems WEEK 2012 – the National HVACR, Hydronics, and Plumbing Seminar and Product Showcase – takes place September 19-21, 2012, in Schaumburg, IL, just minutes from downtown Chicago. You can see a current list of exhibitors and register online now at www.mechanicalsystemsweek.com.
Register early and get on our email list to ensure that you receive regular updates as we continue to add exhibitors, seminar sessions, speakers and events during the weeks ahead.
Your registration will include access to all Mechanical Systems WEEK activities, including the Opening Keynote Event, sponsored by Trane: “Crossing the Generational Divide: Leveraging the Power of Generations for Your Strategic Advantage,” presented by Jason Dorsey, The Gen Y Guy®.
Mechanical Systems WEEK is where owners and managers of HVACR, hydronics and plumbing contracting firms, as well as building/facility owners and managers, will converge to get information on how to run their businesses better and see the latest products and equipment from leading suppliers.
It’s where you can get in your comfort zone!
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