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Practical Standards to Measure HVAC System Performance
Rob "Doc" Falke
04/17/2006
Practical industry standards are rock-solid principles that you can depend on to evaluate how well your HVAC system is performing. You can measure any of these in the systems that you work on and use the test results to see how your systems measure up.
In a day when most HVAC standards are written by committees in scientific language that many of us can barely pronounce, it’s refreshing to know that real, practical standards exist than each of us can use to evaluate our work every day. More >
The Informational Tipping Point of Home Performance Contracting
Chandler von Schrader
07/18/2006
There are high quality HVAC companies across this nation that can truly be called comfort contractors, and they like being in the minority. Their jobs are sold as complete systems, where sizing, charge, and airflow are fully commissioned and delivered to delighted customers. They have stepped up from simply "swapping boxes," and are taking the time to educate customers on the complete value of high performance installations.
Unfortunately, the majority of contractors are unable to break free of old habits and continue to do business as usual. It is faster and easier to just sell boxes, and to the homeowner, an installation is an installation. Yet, true comfort contractors know there are many sales opportunities and installation steps for a system to operate correctly. All of which are needed to deliver the performance the homeowner is paying for and expecting. More >
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