At The SmartVan we’re always checking out the latest HVAC news — by the way, be sure to check out our one-of-a-kind news section , featuring all the important field service headlines of the day in one place — and the amount of news about HVAC firms is almost as overwhelming as the heat in some places. “We’re overwhelmed,&# said Jerry Ellis, who works for First Time Heat and Air. &# … You get more calls than you can handle, and you just try to work long hours and satisfy every customer you can get.&#. The U.S. market was valued at $9.2 MORE >>

A new report has revealed that solar heating systems can provide over half of households hot water needs. The median value was that solar water heating systems created 39% of a households water, and the lowest figure was 9%, but that was if the systems were installed incorrectly. This is great news for solar projects, as it shows that using the sun’s energy to heat the water works in UK homes and can hopefully persuade more homes to get involved. 140,000 homes in the UK currently use solar water heating in their homes. Related articles. MORE >>

How popular are smart thermostats these days? Consider this: The Nest thermostat, that futuristic-looking, Apple-designed device we wrote about last month, has been so hot they’ve been on back-order. Thermostats! Well, now the state-of-the-art home-energy-management-system field is getting even more crowded. Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider, announced last week that it’s adding home energy management to its portfolio. Yes, that’s right: Smart HVAC companies like Nest, ecobee , and Lutron are being joined by cable-and-Internet heavyweights. But now the big boys want in. MORE >>

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As listed in the first article in this series, many industry experts were asked to perform a technical review of the updated Workforce Guidelines and we are combining both the review & a Clif Notes version of the standards together. Now I must state that while I am knowledgeable about this topic, this is my Read more. General Articles Recovery thru Retrofit Retrofit MORE >>