Dec 1, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
By Ellie Gabel In recent years, the HVAC industry has seen a growing interest in hybrid heating systems — solutions that integrate traditional gas furnaces with energy-efficient heat pumps. This combination leverages both technologies’ strengths to...
Jul 1, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hinshaw Had a great morning at Rotary last week, to be candid, every meeting is great, some are just amazing. Rotary is an organization that was started over 100 years ago by Paul Harris in his home in Chicago, one of the first initiatives was to...
Jun 3, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
Railroads quite literally built America. At their peak, they dominated the transportation industry, moving the vast majority of goods and people across the United States. With such a solid foothold and commanding control of the transportation industry, how did...
Jun 3, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Lorraine Ball Every time I go to the gym I see people using weights that are clearly too heavy for them. There is pain in their faces as they struggle to lift the extra weight. I wondered if that type of strain was required to build muscle tone and if I...
Jun 3, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hinshaw Just got back from a trip to California for a PHCC meeting, was in Savannah GA last month for an ACCA meeting. I had a table at each event, got to talk to a lot of companies in the two days. Here are my observations. First of all, in both cases, the...
May 2, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hinshaw Simon Sinek has said that Leadership is not about being in charge, but it is all about taking care of those in your charge. He is referring to Servant Leadership, a concept we embody at Service Nation. Our President, Tom Peregrino defines Servant...
