• National Indoor Comfort Week is April 23-29

    Feb. 1, 2006
    The nation's heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) firms will celebrate National Indoor Comfort Week April 23-29. Initiated

    The nation's heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and
    refrigeration (HVACR) firms will celebrate National Indoor Comfort Week®
    April 23-29.

    Initiated by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) in 2003,
    National Indoor Comfort Week highlights the contributions America's HVACR
    professionals make to their communities. ACCA is the nationwide trade
    association representing HVACR contracting businesses.

    "HVACR has been called the 'hidden industry,'" says ACCA President and CEO
    Paul T. Stalknecht, "yet when you think about it, the lives we live today
    would be impossible without the men and women who keep our homes and places
    of business comfortable and healthy, and our food and medicine fresh.

    "HVACR contractors are even responsible for the technological and computer
    advancements that have made the American economy what it is today," says Stalknecht.

    "These devices could not be manufactured were it not for the 'clean rooms' and
    temperature-controlled environments designed by HVACR contractors."

    The nation's HVACR industry employs nearly 250,000 people in a variety of
    skilled, well-paying jobs. Moreover, most ACCA member contractors are small,
    independent businesses, the backbone of our country.

    National Indoor Comfort Week also helps to educate consumers about HVACR so
    that they can make intelligent choices.

    While the special week was originally created by ACCA, it is now an
    industry-wide initiative. Other sponsors include the Association for Home
    Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), the Air-conditioning and Refrigeration
    Institute (ARI), Heating Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors
    International (HARDI), North American Technician Excellence (NATE), and the
    Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC).

    ACCA says the Comfort Week is a largely grassroots effort, and most activity will take place on the local
    level. To help HVACR professionals and organizations celebrate in style,
    ACCA has put together an extensive resource guide that includes event ideas,
    news release templates, and consumer information downloads. It is available
    at www.comfortweek.com/, a new website in the ACCA family.

    "We've been 'hidden' for far too long," says Stalknecht. "We urge our
    members and partners to take advantage of this opportunity to raise
    awareness of the HVACR industry."

    For more information about National Indoor Comfort Week, contact Janet
    Pankow at 703/824-8854 or [email protected].