Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News back issues from December 1993:
Spring sting makes con men wary of contractor's tv trap. (Sacramento, California, area sting operation keeps heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractors honest)
Dec 06, 1993; ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In both trade and consumer media, stories often run about contractor "sting" operations: Residential customers, working with local authorities, set up service appointments with suspected hvac scam artists, to catch them in the act of conning consumers. ...
Medical college to save $200,000 per year with desiccant cooling. (Medical College of Georgia) (includes related articles on desiccant-based cooling)
Dec 06, 1993; ... AUGUSTA, Ga.--Dehumidifying and cooling a large medical research facility here with desiccant-based cooling is expected to save the Medical College of Georgia about $200,000 in annual operating costs. It also may help clear the air of some common polutants. The advanced ...
CFC phaseout 'better than expected.' (chlorofluorocarbons) (Transcript)
Dec 06, 1993 ... Environmental issues, especially global warming, ozone depletion, and energy conservation, have focused on spotlight on our industry. The challenges we face require ARI to take a leadership role and we have done that in many ways: In dialogues with the regulators and ...
How to count on proper cooling for mainframe computer rooms. (Critical Conditions) (Big Systems)
Dec 06, 1993; ... Since today's powerful laptop computers can easily fit in a breifcase, mainframe computers requiring entire rooms seem like colassal hogs. But with their size comes the power to handle critical computing tasks that personnal computers still can't touch. Their size also means ...
Manufacturers must take lead in encouraging bar coding use.
Dec 06, 1993; ... As a manufacturer, getting involved with bar coding is necessary to streamline oprations and maintain a competitive advantage in today's marketplace. This holds true for hvacr wholesalers as well. By the year 2000, it is predicted that bar code usage will be as common in our ...
Dunham-Bush's new air-rotary screw chiller provides theater with proper summer cooling. (Salt Lake City's Capitol Theatre) (Big Systems)
Dec 06, 1993 ... HARRISONSBURG, Va. -- Every theater manager hopes to book a real showstopper, but he doesn't want to find one in his air conditioning equipment. The chiller in Salt Lake City's Capitol Theatre threatned to be just that. The 12-year-old chiller had already received three major ...
Institutional market offers challenges and opportunities. (Big Systems)
Dec 06, 1993 ... MINNEAPOLIS--In an era of over-capacity in commercial office space, the school and institutional market continues to look like the land of opportunity for new hvac equipment and retrofit sales. To that end, Governair Corp., Mammoth Inc., and Temtrol Inc. are concentrating their ...
Don't repeat asbestos debacle with IAQ, BOMA tells Congress. (indoor air quality, Building Owners and Managers Association International) (Editorial)
Dec 06, 1993 ... There is no question that indoor air quality is a serious concern, though there is some confusion over what exactly consitutes indoor air quality. It is not "thermal comfort" (too hot or too cold). It is not inadequate lighting or ambient noise. It is a ...
Complex system gets makeover with ddc, lighting control combo. (AT & T Bell Laboratories; direct-digital control)(includes related articles) (Big Systems)
Dec 06, 1993 ... NAPERVILLE, Ill.-- Here's the challenge: Take a well-established building complex with an existing high-velocity, double-duct (hvdd) mixing box ventiliation systems and convert this to variable air volume (vav) with direct digital control (ddc), retaining the use of the hot and cold ducts ...
With its own plant, its full steam ahead at Northeastern University. (Big Systems)
Dec 06, 1993; ... BOSTON -- Northwestern University here is running full steam ahead into the 1990s and beyond. The main reason: It has created its own 4,100-bhp, low-pressure, advanced-technology steam plant for central heating distribution. Northeastern can now boast of having one of the ...
Illingworth Corp completes industrial refn installation. (ammonia refrigeration) (Big Systems)
Dec 06, 1993; ... MILWAUKEE -- Illingworth Corp. recently completed a large ammonia refrigeration system installation. The project was done for Kikkoman Foods, Walsworth, Wis., considered to be one of the world's largest manufacturers of soy sauce and related products. The initial requirement of ...
MGM: Grandest new hotel in Las Vegas opens this week. (opening of MGM Grand Hotel)
Dec 13, 1993; ... LAS VEGAS -- Even in Las Vegas -- where show time is all the time, glitter is indigenous, and neon is the primary light source -- the $1 billion MGM Grand, opening Dec. 18, will be a grand slam. With 5,009 rooms, the facility's hotel is the largest in the world. The full-scale ...
Contractors 2000 continues to build momentum.
Dec 13, 1993; ... Sales training tops agenda SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Opening to rave reviews was a new proprietary program of Contractors 2000, unveiled at its triennial "Super Meeting" held here. Members attached at three-hour seminar introducing and explaining how to implement the ...
Wyoming contractor's desperation strategy turns out to be smart move. (Sheet Metal Products Inc.)
Dec 13, 1993; ... CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Expanding into new territory can be a tough decision, but it paid off for Sheet Metal Products, Inc., a company that had been serving just the Cheyenne market for a half a century until the oil crisis struck. "We needed to maintain a volume of $2 million to $3 ...
CO detectors may be next 'must have' safety device. (carbon monoxide)
Dec 13, 1993; ... CHICAGO -- In-home carbon monoxide detectors may be the next wave of "must have" safety items sought by comsumers. In fact, a new ordinance in the city of Chicago Building Code requires one on every new residential furnance installation, whether new construction or retrofit. ...
UL publishes safety stds for refrigerant retrofits. (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.)
Dec 13, 1993 ... NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. has published the first editions of the Standards for Safety for: * "Field Conversion-Retrofit of Products to Change to an Alternative Refrigerant -- Construction and Operation," UL 2170; * "Field Conversion-Retrofit ...
Greenpeace and refrigerants: can advocacy go too far? (includes Greenpeace press release on World Bank panel's endorsement of Greenfreeze technology and an analysis of the press release) (Editorial)
Dec 13, 1993 ... Greenpeace, a strong opponent of ozone-depleting compounds, has focused its advocacy efforts on domestic refrigeration. The group is pushing refrigerators that use hydrocarbons as a refrigerant and foam-blowing agent -- including promotion of a "Greenfreeze" model refrigerator. ...
Wholesalers, manufacturers see strong sales growth to year 2000. (heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment industry)
Dec 20, 1993; ... DALLAS -- For hvacr wholesalers, there is good news and bad news. The good news: They expect robust sales growth, exceeding the national economy's growth, into the next century. The bad news: Manufacturers see even stronger sales growth, but much of it will move ...
Should you use flat-rate pricing software or subscription service? (heating and air conditioning equipment contractors)
Dec 20, 1993; ... The primary differences between flat-rate pricing software and a subscription service is now much control you have. When choosing a system, you need to decide which i the best for your company. Even though we offer both programs, I find that most of the contractors we deal with ...
American Standard rolls out its new product line. (heat pumps and air conditioners)
Dec 20, 1993; ... TYLER, Texas--American Standard Inc. is banking on the reputation of its century-old name, to roll out a new line of heat pumps and central air conditioners. The parent firm of The Trane Company is rooted in Standard Sanitary and American Radiator products. The two merged some ...
Utilities pay big bucks for energy conservation. (demand side management programs) (Editorial)
Dec 20, 1993; ... That slight roar you hear in the back-ground is the sound of $2 billion being funnelled every year from electric utilities to contractors, building owners, consultants, energy service companies (ESCOs), and other specialists in building energy programs. It's DSM money. Demand ...
Calif. contractor hopes solar technology will revive hvac business. (R and R Heating and Air Conditioning President Ron Turner)
Dec 20, 1993; ... RIDGECREST, Calif. -- Ron Turner walked out of his shop carrying a glass tube that looked like an oral thermometer designed for taking the temperature of a giant. He leaned the 6-ft-long tube against a wire fence, where it could catch the rays of the early morning sun. There ...
Contractor's unique approach to marketing draws attention, attracts more clientele. (McKinstry Co.)
Dec 20, 1993; ... SEATTLE -- At McKinstry Co., marketing is directed both inward and outward, as the company treates employees like customers and customers like part of the company. Vice president and marketing whiz David Allen keeps adding more ideas and programs almost daily, as he thinks of ...
How to get more out of training workers on the job. (heating and air conditioning industry)(includes directory)
Dec 20, 1993 ... Ninety percent for employee learning occurs on the job. Although often considered "non-legit," on-the-job training (OJT) now is regarded as important enough to be worth of a major annual educational conference devoted to improving its training techniques. The international ISO ...
EPA asks DuPont to produce more CFC refrigerants in 95. (Environmental Protection Agency; E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc.; chlorofluorocarbon; 1995)
Dec 27, 1993 ... WILMINGTON, Del. -- So great is the automotive appetite for replacement stocks of CFC-12,, that Du Pont will use its production allowance to manufacturer upwards of 84 million lb in 1995. The company, reversing an earlier decision to quit manufacturing CFCs at the end of 1994 -- ...
Experiment puts unusual spin on auto a/c retrofits. (converting car air conditioners to an environmentally safe refrigerant may be less expensive than previously thought)
Dec 27, 1993 ... PHILADELPHIA -- An internal trial by a major refrigerant supplier puts an interesting spin on automotive air conditioning system retrofits. In June, Elf Atochem North America asked some of its employees to volunteer their vehicles for the small sample experiment. ...
'Partnering' gives contractor edge in advertising, working IAQ market. (partnering with suppliers; indoor air quality)(includes related articles)
Dec 27, 1993; ... LACEY, Wash. -- "Partnering with suppliers" gives an hvac contractor an edge in introducing new products, and a voice in marketing and designing them, says Brian Fluetsch, vice president, operations, Sunset Air Inc. He serves on Carrier's Select Dealers Council, as well as on ...
Lennox announces improvements at its national dealer meetings. (Lennox Industries Inc.)(includes related article)
Dec 27, 1993; ... LANSING, Mich. -- Addressing concerns from its national dealer body, Lennox Industries is revamping many of its manufacturing, marketing, and distribution operations. In a frank discussion with area dealers, the company declared that it is once more on track in meeting its ...
Leak detection depends on tools, techniques - not 'black magic.'
Dec 27, 1993; ... Leak detection is still considered to be the black magic of any service business. Regardless of the circumstances, it is impossible to explain to any customer all of the hidden talent involved with complete leak investigations. The ability of any contractor or utility service ...
Boise contractor lets customers write radio advertising spots. (Todd's Heating and Cooling in Boise, Idaho)
Dec 27, 1993 ... BOISE, Idaho -- Ron Brown has thought of a way to improve word-of-mouth advertising -- put a microphone in front of the mouth. Radio ads for Todd's Heating & Cooling feature comments by real customers. Brown doesn't solicit the testimonials, doesn't pay for them, and doesn't ...
ARI looks back on 40 years, plans for challenges ahead. (history of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute)
Dec 27, 1993 ... PALM BEACH, Fla. -- If "Life Begins at 40," as ARI suggested at its 40th annual meeting here, then the association is prepared for a calm challenging "childhood" ahead. The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) is keeping a weather eye on the refrigerant situation ...