Eneco East and Johnson Controls Support Building Homes for Heroes

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Eneco East partnered with other local contractors and Building Homes for Heroes during a welcome home ceremony in New Bern, North Carolina, for Army Specialist Andrew Jones. Powered by WPeMatico

Balanced Air and Johnson Controls Support Building Homes for Heroes

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Balanced Air partnered with other local contractors and Building Homes for Heroes during a welcome home ceremony in Parrish, Florida, for USA Sergeant First Class Andrew Gonzalez. Throughout his service, Gonzalez suffered many injuries that have impacted his mobility. His injuries require specific modifications to his home in order to live safely and focus on his recovery. […]

Savant Announced Cloud-to-Cloud Integration With Resideo’s Honeywell Thermostats

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Savant, a leader in smart home technology, has announced compatibility between their control platform and Resideo’s Honeywell Home T Series Smart Thermostats. This cloud-to-cloud integration includes voice control via Savant’s touchscreen Pro Remote and Pro 8 app.  Powered by WPeMatico

Smart Thermostats Are Not Enough to Bring Residential HVAC Into the 21st Century

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Thermostats have gotten seriously smart in the last decade. While they’re a great improvement over traditional thermostats, smart thermostats still cannot affect air distribution across a building to adjust for hot or cold spots, leaving a lot to be desired in terms of making the home a comfortable place. Powered by WPeMatico

Johnson Controls Highlights Smart, Integrated HVACR Products at AHR Expo

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Johnson Controls Inc. had a big 2018, with the launch of several new products and the acquisition of Lux Products Corp. For Johnson Controls, the Lux acquisition enhances its commitment to thermostats. The move also enables faster product development cycles, improves customer service capabilities, and supports greater product innovation. Powered by WPeMatico

Boiler Connectivity, Controls Integration Continue To Gain Steam

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As HVAC products and home appliances get “smarter,” so too is the boiler — although perhaps with less flash and bang than the smart thermostat, smart doorbell, smartphone, or the new smart furniture that’s hitting the market. (Smart sofa, anyone? It’s a thing.) Powered by WPeMatico

Lux Products Corp.: Wi-Fi Thermostat

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This product comes equipped with Home Away & Aware, smart scheduling, and personalized settings. By accessing the Lux mobile app, users can find information about money savings, air quality, wellness, and sleep quality. Powered by WPeMatico

Daikin Introduces Smart Thermostat and Ecosystem for Intelligent Air Management

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The Daikin One+ smart thermostat offers full two-way communications and serves as a cloud-connected hub and controller for sophisticated, communicating HVAC systems. Powered by WPeMatico

The AHR Expo Finds Atlanta Is Just Peachy

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The upcoming expo will preview the future of the HVACR industry, with exhibitors from around the globe gathering to showcase new and upgraded products, technologies, and innovations. Powered by WPeMatico

Innovation Award Winners to Be Featured at AHR Expo

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Award winners were selected by a panel of third-party ASHRAE member judges who evaluated each product entry based on its innovative design, creativity, application, value, and market impact. Powered by WPeMatico

Ten Things HVAC Contractors Can Do Today to Get Started in the Smart Home Market

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HVAC contractors come into contact with countless doorbells, light switches, and home appliances. They’re trusted advisors to the customers in their care. So when the time comes for their customers to replace those doorbells with their smart home counterparts, shouldn’t HVAC contractors be the “smartest” choice for the job? Powered by WPeMatico

Côr: Wi-Fi Thermostats

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The devices have integrated support for home automation, allowing users to control the units with their voices. Powered by WPeMatico

Relationship Skills: Examining the HVAC Distributor/Contractor Dynamic

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The “it” in this case isn’t the goal of working hard to succeed in the distributor business or even joining forces with other distributors. Ritchey is talking about the measures and programs his company invests in with one objective: assisting HVAC contractors in building and maintaining their own successful businesses. Powered by WPeMatico

Integration, Interconnectivity Command Smart Home Market

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According to a report from Mordor Intelligence, the global smart home market was valued at $35.7 billion in 2017, and it is expected to reach a value of $150.6 billion by 2023, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 26.9 percent during the forecast period. Powered by WPeMatico

Battle for the Wall: Benefits of Proprietary Controls Versus Smart Thermostats

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The expected surge in smart thermostat sales will have equipment manufacturers, many of whom have their own proprietary controls, competing with the well-known universal thermostat brands, such as Nest, Honeywell, and ecobee. Powered by WPeMatico

Infographic: Thermostat Recycling by the Numbers

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Thermostat Recycling Corp. has collected 2.4 million mercury-containing thermostats since its founding. Powered by WPeMatico

HVAC Contractors Talk Today’s Thermostat Market

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According to a recent study by Parks Associates, 13 percent of U.S. broadband households owned a smart thermostat by the end of 2017. And while that’s still under a quarter of eligible homes, that number has nearly tripled from just three years prior, influenced by factors like the ubiquity of the smartphone and the rise […]

In a World of Connected Devices, Thermostats and Controls Are the Key to Success

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These devices are being sold by the millions, and in most cases, the distribution is directly to the consumer — the sellers are avoiding the traditional manufacturer-to-wholesaler-to-contractor model that our industry has used for years. Powered by WPeMatico

Don’t Be Afraid to Chart Your Own HVAC Business Course

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A study by scientists at the University of Leeds (I Googled it … it is a thing) said it takes a minority of just 5 percent to influence a crowd. So that means that 95 percent of people can be following for no good reason. That might explain the popularity of the Kardashians. Powered by […]

Contractors Use Smart Sales for Smart Homes

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It’s a well-known fact that HVAC — the smart thermostat — is the first point of entry into smart-home sales. And with more than half of U.S. households predicted to own a smart speaker by 2022, according to a late 2017 study by Juniper Research, it’s a prime opportunity for HVAC contractors. Powered by WPeMatico