Home Performance and the HVAC Contractor
Have the HVAC and home performance trade associations and certification bodies lost site of impact of their impass when it comes to creating home performance standards?
Is HVACR Industry Health Care Confusion the Rule?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," began life with good intentions. However, it has evolved into something that will cause residential and commercial HVACR contractors headaches for years to come.
Efficiency? A Question for Ages
Editorial Director Mike Weil believes that, despite positive developments in the drafting of energy policy, there's still a great need for a simpler approach to efficiency, one that will make economic sense as well as energy sense.
The Mayans Were Wrong. Yay!
In his 2013 kick-off column, Editorial Director Mike Weil makes light of the end of the world and looks forward to good things happening in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration industry in 2013.
Another Year is in the Books
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s December and that marks the beginning of the ending of another year. The election is over, and all the issues that were broadcasted, podcasted, You-Tubed, Facebooked, and Tweeted have been put to rest and we can now relax, enjoy the holidays, and get ready for 2013.
The "Social" Part of Social Media
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he technology we have available today to communicate, educate, commiserate, delegate, and even tailgate is simply magical. It’s cheap, it’s easy to use, it’s readily available and it’s known as Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, and all the many iterations of them. We’ve been singing the praises of Social Media for more than two years.
Climate Change: Politics 101
There's a big climate change in Washington D.C and it doesn't have anything to do with the ozone layer, or energy independence, or efficiency standards. It has to do with a new Congress, a split Congress, a Congress hell-bent on cutting costs and working down the national debt.
Yes, Virginia, There Is An "App" for That
Dear Editor: I’m an ardent SmartPhone user who has managed to find so many cool apps to do so many cool things. When I share them with my HVACR Industry friends, they often laugh and tell me that the apps are cute, but there will never be one that is useful in their industry.
The NATE Magazine is the official publication of North American Technician Excellence, the nation’s largest non-profit certification organization for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technicians
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