For Your Safety: Red Flag
It is that time of year again. The time when HVAC professionals identify serious safety faults during maintenance inspections and […]
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ACCA Template for Members to Request Exemption From Leak Testing Ducts Within Thermal Envelope
The 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) has added a new leak testing requirement for ducts located within the thermal envelope. Previous editions had exempted such testing for those locations.
Free Safety Resources from Federated
Since safety is such a critical part of a successful business, ACCA Corporate Partner, Federated Insurance, offers members free safety […]
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Field Testing Natural Draft Gas Appliances for Safety
At this time of year, consumers are turning on the heat. Because of this, the gas appliance venting system must be inspected and tested to ensure safe operation.
How to Ensure the Safety of Your Employees
As a contractor, creating a safe and healthy workplace by establishing safety programs is one of the most important and […]
Field Service MythBusters: Tackling the Industry’s Most Common Myths (Part 2)
This blog article by XOi Technologies originally appeared here. When you’re in the field service industry, you’re absolutely smothered in […]
Fujitsu General: Innovation, Partnership, and Pushing the Limits
Fujitsu has been in the HVAC business and innovating since the 1960s. What do you feel has been your company’s […]
Tech Challenge November 2020 – Answer
A commercial split heat pump system, in the cooling mode @ 88° F. outdoor ambient, utilizing R-410A, has a customer […]
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California Pushes Date for Low GWP Refrigerants to 2025
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved to push back the date when California will transition to refrigerants with low global warming potential (GWP).
Enjoy the Benefits of Rebates and Tax Incentives
For homeowners, rebates and tax credits for eligible equipment purchases are great ways to help reduce the overall expense of […]
What’s In Your Forecast?
IT’S EASY to just jump into a vehicle and head toward a destination on a sunny, calm day. But we’re […]
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Shots! Shots! Shots!
Typically, when I write about shots this time of year it has to do with duck season, but not in 2020. Last week, the United Kingdom became the first western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for mass use. Experts expect the United States to do the same within the coming weeks. This marks a tremendous scientific achievement and the first page of the last chapter of a pandemic that has disrupted our world and way of life in what seems like countless ways.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Part 1
This is old stuff It’s winter again, and again I feel a need to address the dangers of carbon monoxide. […]
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Congress Nearing Point of No Return on PPP Negotiations for 2020
Earlier today ACCA spoke with individuals in Congress who are making the final push of 2020 for additional Paycheck Protection Program funds to be released, expanded PPP forgiveness, and full PPP deductibility.
Office Theft Part 2: Are Checks and Balances in Place?
Last issue we began discussing theft in the office. We talked about creating checks and balances, so that no one […]
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ACCA Presses CDC, Vaccination Committee to Prioritize HVACR Professionals for Early Access
Today ACCA urged the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which has been tasked with developing a COVID-19 vaccination game plan, to prioritize HVACR contractors and technicians for vaccine access given the critical, essential nature of their work.
Strategies for Increasing Service Agreement Sales
The HVAC industry has primarily been a seasonal industry. During the slower months, service agreements can be the key foundation […]
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ACCA Joins US Chamber of Commerce to Push for PPP Forgiveness, Expansion
Yesterday ACCA joined the US Chamber of Commerce to push for a second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, tax deductibility for PPP funds, and expanded PPP loan forgiveness.
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The State of Banning Natural Gas in New Buildings
San Francisco will ban the use of natural gas in new buildings starting next year, becoming the latest city in California to clamp down on the heating and cooking fuel because of climate concerns. The measure will require all-electric construction for buildings — with exceptions for restaurants — starting in June 2021, according to an ordinance passed last month by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. It’s the strictest natural gas prohibition passed by a big city so far in California.
What’s in Store for the 117th Congress?
2020 was a tumultuous year for us all between a global pandemic, recession, and hotly contested and divisive election. At […]
