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It’s always easier to tell where you’re going once you have a clear idea of where you’ve been....
Read MoreHow Big Data and AI is Changing Charlotte’s Commercial HVAC Systems
When you look back now at some of the predictions scientists and authors of the early 20th century...
Read MoreStep One of Your Charlotte HVAC Upgrade is a Cost-benefit Analysis
Upgrading or replacing a commercial HVAC system is going to require a large, upfront investment....
Read MoreIf Operational ROI is a 2018 Goal, Benchmarking for Your Charlotte Building is Key
If you are operating a commercial facility larger than 50,000 square feet, the statistics tell us...
Read MoreExisting Building Commissioning (EBCx) in Charlotte Mission Critical Facilities
Mission critical facilities — data centers being the most common example — are a vital piece of the...
Read MoreLiquid Cooling - The Next Step in Data Center Heat Management?
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Read MoreHow to Manage HVAC Repair Costs for Charlotte Buildings
As a commercial facility manager in the greater Charlotte area, one of your main responsibilities...
Read MoreThe Facility Manager’s Planned Maintenance Guide for Charlotte Commercial HVAC
As a commercial building owner or facility manager, you probably tend to think about your HVAC...
Read MoreHow to Avoid two Common Commercial HVAC Repair Scenarios
As a busy commercial building owner or facility manager, the idea of an unexpected emergency repair...
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To stay afloat financially, your commercial building should aim to earn more money than it spends....
Read More3 Signs You Can’t Ignore When Your Business Needs a New HVAC System
When you’re occupied running a business, seemingly unimportant details tend to slip through the...
Read MoreThese 3 Energy Efficiency Upgrades are a Must for Your Commercial Building
As a commercial building owner or facility manager, you need to be concerned about rising energy...
Read More3 Ways to Optimize Energy Usage For Your Charlotte Data Center HVAC
The average data center uses the same amount of energy as about 100 office buildings of equivalent...
Read MoreThe Commercial Facility Manager’s Guide to Refrigerant Management
Refrigerant management is an important topic, and one that can potentially add or subtract tens of...
Read MoreDoes Sick Building Syndrome Exist? How Can Your HVAC Company Help?
Although it may sound like something out of a cartoon or a Sci-Fi movie, Sick Building Syndrome is...
Read MoreDoes Your Charlotte HVAC Technician Have These 6 Qualities?
While equipment quality is certainly important to a commercial HVAC system’s long-term success, the...
Read MoreYour Charlotte Commercial Building's Annual Preventive Maintenance Guide
When you invest in a valuable asset, it only makes sense to consider how you’re going to take care...
Read MoreThe Bottom Line Impact of Routine Commercial HVAC Service in Charlotte
No business exists in a vacuum and constant change is just part of the excitement and challenge of...
Read MoreSelecting a New Charlotte Commercial HVAC Provider? 4 Factors to Consider
Selecting a company you’re going to entrust to maintain your commercial HVAC system isn’t an...
Read More3 Reasons Planned Charlotte HVAC Maintenance Beats Unexpected Repairs
Unexpected HVAC repairs are one of the most frustrating issues a commercial building owner or...
Read More3 Reasons Data Centers Need Mission Critical HVAC Maintenance
These days, the data center is the central nervous system of an enterprise, housing all of the...
Read MoreDoes Your Commercial Building Need Full Service or Planned Maintenance Services?
We recognize that the HVAC system that keeps your commercial building comfortable and functional...
Read MoreThe Facility Manager’s Commercial HVAC Service Checklist for 2017
As a facility manager, you’re responsible for all the mechanical assets of the commercial building...
Read MoreA Business Case for Pursuing an Energy Star Rating for Your Commercial Building
The Energy Star program, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, is “the most...
Read MoreIs Boiler Service Really Necessary for a Healthy HVAC System?
The short answer: yes, it is. However, we know that just hearing a professional tell you that a...
Read MoreHow to Reverse These 3 Commercial Heating and Cooling Issues
When trying to balance all the different tasks that come with managing a large commercial facility,...
Read More3 Tools Commercial HVAC Companies Use to Improve ROI
As an HVAC service provider, our goal at AirTight FaciliTech is to do everything we can to help our...
Read More3 Qualifications Your Charlotte Commercial HVAC Technicians Need to Meet
Your commercial facility’s HVAC system helps protect the building itself and every piece of...
Read MoreHow to Create an Emergency HVAC Repair Strategy in Minutes
No commercial building owner or facility manager in the Charlotte North Carolina area wants to...
Read MoreHow to Implement Building Maintenance Services in 3 Simple Steps
As the owner or manager of a commercial building in the Charlotte North Carolina area, you...
Read MoreWant to Improve Building Efficiency? Start with an HVAC Assessment.
If you went to the doctor with a sore throat, and the doctor never asked you any questions,...
Read More3 Ways Mission Critical HVAC Services Protect Your Charlotte Area Business
There’s no denying that conducting business in a comfortable environment, where the air quality and...
Read MoreHow Can Your Charlotte Commercial HVAC Company Improve Capex Planning?
Planning for the upcoming year’s capital expenditures (capex) is a vital piece of the budgeting...
Read MoreHow Building Efficiency for Your Charlotte Facility Boosts Your Bottom Line
Each commercial building must be run like a business in and of itself. That means maintaining a...
Read MoreThe Risks of Slow Commercial HVAC Service Response Times
The very best scenario for any commercial building owner or facility manager is that you never have...
Read MoreCreating The Future By Looking Back
This past week I was truly honored to be a 33+ year veteran of the HVAC – Mission Critical...
Read MoreHow Planned Equipment Maintenance Can Save You Thousands Of Dollars
Those of us who work with machinery day in and day out probably see more than our fair share of...
Read MoreThe Early Days: 1999
1999. Of all the things in my life that I have forgotten, both by design and by nature, one thing I...
Read More‘Bout Time
The statistics on small business failure rates are staggering, and depressing. The few that make it...
Read MoreJill - Out Of The Darkness
Nursing, by nature is a tough occupation. The road to becoming a nurse, as you will read, may...
Read MoreWhere Are You The Most Productive?
For many, if not most, of us, it's in a comfortable space. Well-conditioned, well lit and a place...
Read MoreSubmerging Into The Emerging
The adage that says, “What got us here, won't get us there”, could never be truer than this exact...
Read MoreI Turned A Page Today
Today was the first time in the last 16 years that on August 16th I did not own AirTight...
Read MoreReally, We Only Get One Chance
Years of work. Continually trying to exceed the expectations. Staying current so you can help...
Read MoreThe Uniqueness Of A Group
Last Tuesday, I found myself in a meeting surrounded by some very smart & very successful folks....
Read MoreStarting From Scratch
This week I was fortunate enough to be part of a new business venture that launched. It was been...
Read MoreRepair Your Current System Or Replace It?
This is a question that many will face during this start-up season of the HVAC equipment that cools...
Read MoreNot Letting It Go Unsaid
Two days. Two deaths.
That was the week of 4-6-15.On Monday, I lost my sweet 91-plus year old...
Read MoreToo Busy (We Are All Busy)
I'm busy, she’s busy, he’s busy, they’re busy. I can never get everything done, I'm just too...
Read MoreWhat's In a Name
Not many people who operate at a high level think the word "vendor" is very appealing. In fact many...
Read MoreChange: 2.0
The typical thought many people have when they hear the word change is, "Oh crap!"
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Intentionally giving and unintentionally receiving, these are the two biggest and most robust...
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