Indoor Environment and Energy Efficiency

As much as half of the energy used in your home goes to heating and cooling.

So making smart decisions about your home, business or office heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system can have a big effect on your utility bills — and your comfort.

Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficient Equipment

Energy-efficient equipment uses less energy to accomplish the same tasks as standard equipment. Switching to more energy-efficient products can reduce your home or business’s energy usage and costs.

Energy Efficient Services

Being conscious of our carbon footprint and how we use energy has become something of an obsession in the past few years. By offering a more comprehensive approach to energy cost reduction we have brought our services to the forefront of this emerging market.

Energy Efficient HVAC

There’s a saying about saving power: the cheapest kilowatt-hour is the one you don’t use. HVAC energy efficiency starts with a mindset of using less and getting the most out of what you have. Since HVAC systems represent a significant portion of typical energy costs, these measures can make a big difference.

What is IE3?

At a time where millions of college graduates leave school thousands of dollars in debt, skilled trades represent an opportunity to obtain a career without putting racking up debt. However, skilled trades lack the prestige of jobs like attorney or physician. As a result, many contractors have difficulty hiring the personnel they need.

Dave Kyle, owner and general manager of Trademasters, has been active in attempting to increase the appeal of careers in the skilled trades, especially in HVAC. One way to accomplish this goal is to rebrand the industry, replacing the label HVAC with IE3 — Indoor Environment and Energy Efficiency. Not only does IE3 sound “cooler” than HVAC, it’s is a more accurate description of the essential function served by HVAC systems, according to Kyle.

“You have to look at the whole building, not just HVAC. It’s not just a piece of equipment; it’s the box it’s in. It’s the building. It’s (IE3) is on my trucks and on my business cards. IE3 appeals to younger people who want to make a difference, and to veterans,” Kyle said.

Younger people are also needed to build upon advances in technology and equipment that reduce the carbon footprint of buildings – and especially HVAC systems, according to Kyle.

“We need highly skilled people to make buildings work more energy efficiently. If the developing world starts to live like us, we’re going to have a lot of issues,” Kyle said.

The company of choice at the forefront of Energy Efficiency

With its extensive training, certification and apprenticeship programs, along with its collaborative environment, Trademasters has little difficulty recruiting and retaining its skilled workforce. Nonetheless, Kyle is intent on maintaining the company’s collaborative environment.

“I strive to make things good for my co-workers, good for my clients and good for my business. Otherwise, we don’t do it. We work hard to be the employer of choice,” Kyle said.