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Supplement to Penton Publications
January 2012
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Here's another easy question: What's the quickest
EDITOR'S PAGE | By Tom Peric´ The 2012 For
When it comes to refrigerants, Arkema has everyth
NEWS Neuco Inc. and the Neustadts Accept Friends
Inaugural Distributor Town Hall Meeting Sets the
NEWS more effective diagnostic tools. I firml
of gravity for optimum vibration damp- ening. Def
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2012 Forecast: the U.s. Government Congression
reduction stems from the effects of en- acting th
2012 FORECAST: INSTITUTE FOR TRENDS RESEARCH |
Even more important is that 883,000 jobs were
2012 Forecast: the Wall street VieW | By Stephe
Figure 3: 2005 Saw a Large Pre-Buy ahead oF the 1
2012 Forecast: the MaNUFactUrers View | By Mik
them. We believe the units have been a boon to th
2012 Forecast: the MaNUFactUrers View | By Chr
Another opportunity for distributors, especi
2012 Forecast: the contractors View | By Mark
Though purely anecdotal, average consumers see
2012 Forecast: the contractors View | By Paul
So, that was a quick look at 2011, but what
2012 Forecast: social Media | By Joe Pulizzi F
OBJECTS ARE JUST AS LARGE AS THEY APPEAR W
2012 Forecast: social Media Almost all co
social media than ever before as part of their se
2012 Forecast: social Media (remember, we wan
2012 FORECAST: THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY | By P
2012 FORECAST: THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONSTR
Nonresidential construction is typically a mid- t
2012 FORECAST: PERSONAL FORECASTING | By Christ
Circle 16Geothermal is the fastest growing secto
2012 Forecast: Personal Forecasting the corpo
pensation. It sounds arcane, but it ap- plies to
2012 STAR PRODUCTS 2012 STAR PRODUCTS When you
2012 Star ProductS • 35 to 50 percent reduc
more residential/ light commercial HVAC dealers a
2012 STAR PRODUCTS HART & COOLEY, INC. The SMAR
capacities. Rated at up to 24.5 SEER, the Maytag®
2012 STAR PRODUCTS products. Four-stage heating
system, to a refrigerant-to-water system, when a
2012 STAR PRODUCTS where it is needed. The Pre
UNISON COMFORT TECHNOLOGIES Valent Air Management
Marketplace EQUIPMENT BUYING HVACR EQUIPMENT T
People Movers n Content
Ad Index January 2012 Ad Index CoNTACT ThE
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