In This Edition:
  • EXCLUSIVE: MATT MICHEL - COMPANY REPUTATION MANAGEMENT
  • EXCLUSIVE: ROB 'DOC' FALKE - DUCT SEALING ISSUES
  • ICM CONTROLS RECEIVES EFFICIENCY AWARD
  • EMERSON SELLS MOTORS BUSINESS TO NIDEC
  • ASHRAE & NEMA PARTNER FOR SMART GRID MODEL
  • JOIN THE WOMEN IN HVACR AT THEIR 7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
  • THE COUNTDOWN TO COMFORTECH IS ON!
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  • This Week At Contracting Business Interactive August 18, 2010
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    EXCLUSIVE: MATT MICHEL - COMPANY REPUTATION MANAGEMENT

    Stay in business long enough and you will eventually run into the perpetually dissatisfied customer. For whatever reason, your business and this customer are oil and water. You do not mix well. It would be nice to write him off, but in the Internet age you cannot. If angry enough, the perpetually dissatisfied has the power to destroy your company’s online reputation

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    EXCLUSIVE: ROB 'DOC' FALKE - DUCT SEALING ISSUES

    As we hear more and more about duct sealing programs, and the promise of energy savings to our customers, we must be aware that there’s no guarantee of reducing utility costs in every case when you seal ducts. As a matter of fact, there’s a 50/50 chance power consumption may increase.

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    NEWS & EDITORIAL

    ICM CONTROLS RECEIVES EFFICIENCY AWARD

    ICM Controls, a leading designer/manufacture of electronic controls, received a High Performance Building Award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the energy efficient measures incorporated into its new headquarters. The improvements will help cuts its energy costs by $92,000 annually.

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    EMERSON SELLS MOTORS BUSINESS TO NIDEC

    Emerson will sell its motors and appliance controls businesses to Nidec Corporation, Kyoto, Japan. Nidec sources say it plans to retain existing facilities and current management and employees. Nidec will operate the motors businesses from a headquarters building on the Emerson campus that houses the Motor Technology Center.

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    ASHRAE & NEMA PARTNER FOR SMART GRID MODEL

    Under a national Smart Grid effort, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) are jointly developing a standard for a common basis for electrical energy consumers to describe, manage, and communicate about electrical energy consumptions and forecasts.

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