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Industrial Contractor Builds Company from the Ground Up
December 26, 2016 Frank Lacny grew up working in his dad’s gas station. As automobiles began debuting air conditioning units, his dad sent him off to school to learn how to fix them. After gra...
Renovation Renews Retirement Home for Pennsylvania Family
December 26, 2016 The old raised ranch home that Seth Thomas and his wife, Sabrina, bought in the spring of 2014 looked like it needed lots of work. And, while they thought they were ready to complet...
What’s that Smell?
December 26, 2016 Thanks to greater public awareness, building owners and managers are becoming much more sensitive to problems concerning IAQ. But, according to a new report, “The Drive Toward Healt...
Design with IAQ in Mind
December 26, 2016 Poor IAQ is a major concern for both American citizens and the U.S. economy, because it can impact the health, comfort, and productivity of building occupants. Inadequate ventilation, chemical contamination, microbial contamination, and other common IAQ problems can contribute to an unhealthy indoor environment. That is why many building owners and managers are proactively incorp...
There’s No Excuse for Poor IAQ
26/12/2016 According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the growing proliferation of chemical pollutants in consumer and commercial products, the tendency toward tighter building enve...
HVAC in 2016: The Year in Review
December 26, 2016 The year is drawing to a close, and contractors are working hard to log those last sales before the books are shut on 2016. It certainly was an interesting year with record-high tem...
KJM Capital buys two more refrigerated carriers
December 22, 2016 Orlando, Florida, US: KJM Capital has bought Interide Transport (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Blue Sky Logistics (Smithfield, Utah), both privately held, temperature-controlled carriers. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Interide Transport, set in 2009, has over 100 tractors and 100 refrigerated trailers. Blue Sky Logistics has 30 units and 35 refrigerated ...
PHCC Develops New Resources to Attract Young People to Skill
22 December 2016 The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association (PHCC) and PHCC Educational Foundation have released a new two-minute career video that communicates the advantages of choosing a p-h-c career. The year is drawing to a close, and contractors are working hard to log those last sales before the books are shut on 2016. It certainly was an interesting year with record-high...
Johnson Controls Wears Its Heart on Its Chest
22 December 2016 What would it take for thousands of employees at a company to wear the corporate emblem entirely by their own choice? From its modest beginning, they have grown over the past 1...
U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data in Septembe
Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for September 2016 increased 16.1% to 328,980 units, up from 283,413 units shipped in September 2015. Resident...
