This Week At Contracting Business
Interactive September 9, 2009 |
This is the final article in a series by Matt Michel about how to
stay positive when we’re surrounded by bad news and negativity. If you
missed the previous article, click
here to read it.
51. Remember, Bad News Outsells Good News. For nearly 75 years
Pensacola, Florida dodged all hurricanes. Then, Erin struck. We were
staying at my family’s condo on Pensacola Beach at the time. Everyone
was evacuated from the island and for two days we couldn’t return.
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I smelled fall in the air yesterday morning for the first time. The
cold is on its way. Let’s take a few minutes and consider heat pump
capacity and take a look at how heat pumps will act on those colder
mornings this winter. Did you know in some parts of the country, there
are days when a three-ton heat pump will deliver less than 12,000 BTU?
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The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
today announced 16 winners of the Clifford H. "Ted" Rees, Jr.
Scholarship for the fall 2009 semester. The foundation awarded a total
of $19,250 for the semester.
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INDUSTRY FIRST SOLAR-POWERED CENTRAL HEAT
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generated from photovoltaic cells to run the unit’s ECM motor. Your
customers get maximum comfort, lower utility bills and a smaller carbon
footprint. It’s an affordable, renewable-energy solution for cooling
and heating your customers’ homes. Learn More.
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HVAC COMFORTECH Thursday Night Extravaganza is back!
The cornerstone HVAC Comfortech social event makes its return to the
famous Wildhorse Saloon where HVACR Week attendees will be shown an
extravaganza they soon wont forget!
You will be treated to a mouth-watering array of refreshments while
enjoying outstanding live entertainment featuring today’s hottest
country music. Get your dancin’ shoes on..the floor will be open!
Shuttles will begin looping at 6:45pm at the main entrance to the
Nashville Convention Center. Last shuttle from the Wildhorse saloon will
be 10:30pm.
Thanks to our friends at Rheem and LG Commercial Air Conditioning for
their generous support of the Thursday Night Extravaganza.
Have you registered for HVAC Comfortech yet? What are you waiting for?
Click here (www.hvaccomfortech.com).
HVAC Comfortech is part of HVACR Week 2009.
REGISTER FOR THE COMMERCIAL HVACR SYMPOSIUM AND GET ACCESS TO HVAC
COMFORTECH FOR FREE!
The Commercial HVACR Symposium (CHS), also part of HVACR Week, gets
underway Thursday, September 24, at 9:15 am with the keynote event:
Robin Crow’s “The Power of Service”, presented by Trane.
Following the keynote presentation, the Symposium offers the first of
seven technical conferences designed to show contractors how to make the
most of new opportunities in the commercial HVACR market and how to
apply them to their businesses.
Learn how to deal with the realties of the construction process from
individuals with extensive construction knowledge and experience…and
intense passion that drives them to share their knowledge with others.
Scheduled sessions and speakers include the following:
VALUES AND VISION: FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS IN COMMERCIAL
REFRIGERATION
Presenter: Bill Almquist, President • Almcoe Refrigeration Company •
Dallas, TX
KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADING MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS – HOW TO
RAISE YOUR COMPANY TO THE NEXT PERFORMANCE PLATEAU
Presenter: Alan L. Barnes, Jr. • Mechanical Insight Consulting •
Atlanta, GA
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PEACE: THE VALUE OF MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS
Presenter: Bob Blanchard, Commercial Services Sales Consultant •
Busby’s Commercial Services • Augusta, GA
IS YOUR SERVICE OFFERING STUCK IN THE DARK AGES?
Presenters: Tim Kensok, Vice President of Market Development •
AirAdvice • Portland, OR
BEST PRACTICES FOR ENTERING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY
Presenter: Todd McLeod, Vice President/Energy Services • Harrington
Engineering • Rocky Hill, CT
DIVERSIFYING YOUR BUSINESS
Presenter: Richard C. Perko, PE, President • Lee Co. • Nashville, TN
LEADERSHIP TRAINING: TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE
Presenter: Joanne Stewart, Training Manager Coastal Mechanical Services,
LLC.
CHS registration is now online. Go here
right now to learn more about the program and to register.
Your CHS registration also includes access to HVAC Comfortech
seminars and events. Register today!
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Our Special Two-for-One Registration Offer for the Commercial HVACR
Symposium ends at midnight September 15th, along with online
registration. You must act soon to register two people from the same
company for the price of one – and save $595!
After September 15th, online registration will be closed, and the
Two-for-One Special will expire. However, walk-in registration on sight
at the Nashville Convention Center will be welcomed.
However you choose to register, your Symposium registration will provide
access to all of the following:
• Two days of Commercial HVACR Symposium Conference and/or EGB
Sessions – pick and choose the sessions you’d like to attend
from the 14 being offered. Visit
http://cgbconference.com/sessions/ for complete session
descriptions.
• Bonus Session sponsored by Autodesk – “Sustainable Design
and Energy Retrofits”
• Caterpillar Financial Center Tour – qualifying “Early
Bird” registrants have an exclusive opportunity to tour the first
privately owned commercial building in Tennessee to be certified under
the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Rating System.
• HVAC Comfortech Seminar Program – Two-dozen individual
sessions over four days cover Business Management, Sales & Marketing,
Service Management, Technical Training, Innovations & Opportunities, and
more! Visit
www.hvaccomfortech.com for complete details.
• HVACR Week Exhibit Area – combining HVAC Comfortech, EGB,
and CHS exhibitors, the HVACR Week exhibit floor will feature more than
130 companies displaying HVAC equipment, components, and services.
• HVACR Week Opening Keynote Event – Speaker, author, and
entrepreneur Robin Crow presents “The Power of Service.” Sponsored
by Trane.
• HVACR Week Welcome Reception – Enjoy food and drinks at
this kick-off event, sponsored by Emerson.
• HVACR Week Thursday Evening Extravaganza – Join other
attendees and exhibitors at the Wildhorse Saloon for an evening of
refreshments and live entertainment, sponsored by Rheem and LG
Commercial Air Conditioning.
Be Part of Something Big – At Half the Price!
Each attendee is free to pick and choose which HVACR Week events and
sessions he or she would like to attend.
To take advantage of this special offer,click here
to access the Two-for-One Reg Form PDF. Then fill out the form and fax
or mail it as directed.
ACT NOW! To participate in this Special Two-for-One Offer, you must
register by September 15!
QUESTIONS? Call Marge Dietrich at 216-931-9550
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to make a buying decision?
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