Sustainability in the Residential Market: Running with the Green Machine
Why go Green? Besides the obvious answer of “to help the environment” are there really any good reasons to join this movement in the residential and light commercial HVAC marketplace? Will more consumers buy from you if you offer Green products and procedures? Join fellow contractors in Atlanta this September for a lively seminar program that will provide a forum for debating and learning about this controversial topic.
Survival Strategies for 2009: Become Lean, Green, and Mean
Steve Saunders, CEO, Tempo Mechanical
Change means doing something different; something totally different. The world in which we live is going through a renewed cycle of change and for your business to not only survive, but thrive, you have change too. Contractor Steve Saunders addresses how you need to trim your operations and work more efficiently. He defines what green means — not only to customers, but to your organization as well.
Selling Comfort in a Green World
Benson Green, Benson’s Heating & Air Conditioning & Vicki LaPlant, Vital Learning Experiences (VLE)
There’s a lot of talk about “going green,” but in reality what does that mean? Contractor Benson Green and Consultant Vicki LaPlant answer this question and teach you how to help your customers save money, save energy, and reduce something called their carbon footprint. In Benson Green’s words, “Going green is patriotic—it’s the right thing to do, it sets the stage for our generation to become the environmental stewards of our world.” Come learn how you can become part of the movement and make money too.
Get in the Green With Precision Combustion Efficiency Tune-ups
Jim Davis, National Comfort Institute
In this information-packed session Jim Davis will show you how combustion tuning not only makes you green, it can “make” you a lot of green too. Learn why typical heating systems are only operating at 50-60% efficiency, and what you can do to increase delivered efficiency by 30-50%. You’ll discover how simple combustion tuning saves energy and makes homes and buildings safer as well.
LEED, Energy Star and the Residential HVAC Contractor
Ellis Guiles, TAG Mechanical
It takes more than marketing to be a truly green HVAC contracting firm. Learn how the LEED for Residential Homes program works, how it ties into Energy Star and the ACCA Quality Installation standard, and what it will take to become certified in these programs. Contractor Ellis Guiles walks you through the requirements and shares his experience in getting TAG Mechanical certified and operating as a true “green“ contracting firm.
Selling Service Agreements in a Green World
Andrew Oser, Cropp–Metcalfe
How would you like to have 25,000 active service agreements in place? What impact do service agreements have on your company and how can you use them to not only make more profits, but help your customers keep their systems as “green“ as possible? Andrew Oser from Cropp–Metcalfe will share some of his company’s secrets with you to help make your business more successful.
