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LEVERAGE: How High-Performance Contractors Can Excel, Profit, and Make Customers Happy
The year was 1990 in my family contractor business. The union was picketing our offices and commercial jobsites. We were 'cash-on-delivery' with all our suppliers and manufacturers. Two builders went bankrupt and stiffed us for over $500K in receivables. The general...
Why Refrigerant Charge Adjustments Are Not a One-Size-Fits-All Solution
Part 2: The Evidence Against Charge Adjustment In Part 1 of this two-part series we examined the history of refrigerant charge adjustment (RCA) as an energy-saving measure in utility programs. We showed how the results have not been great. The impact of charge...
Baseball and Performance Testing
As I write this, my oldest son is finishing up his senior year of high school baseball. The memories my family has and the life lessons he learned from the game will always have a special place in my heart. There are also valuable lessons Performance-Based...
Refrigerant Charge Adjustments – Not a One-Size-Fits-All Solution
Part 1: The Evidence Against Charge Adjustment Many High-Performance HVAC Today readers are at least familiar with utility energy efficiency programs that pay an incentive for adjusting refrigerant charge. These programs are typically designed to correct low or high...
Why is Residential System Performance Important?
Over the years we've learned that just selling a new furnace and air conditioner doesn't mean we provide customers the efficiency the system is designed to deliver. There are many factors and existing design conditions that stand in the way of having a new system...
How to Become a Trusted Performance-Based Marketer
Today's contractor is faced with challenges not even considered 10 or even five years ago. This is particularly evident when one looks at advertising and marketing. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges is getting proper marketing messages to customers and potential...