2008 HVAC Comfortech in Atlanta, Georgia

Our next major tradeshow will have Elite Software returning to Atlanta, Georgia for the 2008 HVAC Comfortech.

The National, Residential & Light Commercial HVAC Seminar and Showcase with be held at Georgia World Congress Center on Sept 11th-12th. Click here for more details.

As usual, Elite Software will be there to exhibit our HVAC related software, meet with old friends and make a few new ones. We'll be in booth number 901. Come on down for some good ole southern hospitality!

Elite Software hires TFTT founder John Walsh as National Sales Manager and National Trainer

Elite Software Development of College Station, TX has announced hiring John Walsh as their National Sales Manager and as their National Trainer.

John Walsh, principal of Training for the Trades (Ft. Wright, KY), will handle sales and marketing activities for Elite nationally.  In this capacity, John will be responsible for introducing the software through trade shows, meetings, sales calls to major corporations and other methods.

“Contractors are not always comfortable with computer software,” says Walsh. “But when they get a chance to actually try the programs in a classroom or web class setting, they understand how simple and powerful the programs really are.  More importantly, they find out how using HVAC software enhances their productivity and profit line.”

Walsh has also been a master distributor and trainer for Elite Software and assisted the company as a beta field tester for new programs.

As National Trainer, Walsh continues a tradition of providing training to the construction trades.  Among other training strengths that he brings to Elite are additional and diverse avenues of training.  For example, Walsh is co-author of "Hit the Load J," a simple, easy to understand book on Elite’s Rhvac Residential Heat Load program, as well as co-author to other publications on HVAC training.

Welcome to the family, John!

Bio:

John Walsh is a 40 year veteran of the HVAC/R industry. He has been involved in HVAC and refrigeration sales and service, as both a business owner and a manufacturer’s rep. He was the owner/operator of Walsh Refrigeration on Cape Cod, MA, where he and his crew installed refrigeration units, including specially designed lobster tanks and environmental chambers, and HVAC systems.

The courses that he has provided include continuing education to HVAC, plumbing and electrical technicians. One of the most popular courses offered through Training for the Trades is on computerized heat loads. The class is offered on-site as well as through the web. Some of the classes are approved for continuing education in many states. The web class, which was designed to help technicians receive training when it is most convenient for them, has also been approved for Continuing Education in many states.

He has also taught in several vo-tech schools in New England, and has taught continuing education courses for the past 14 years.

2008 ACCA Annual Conference and Indoor Air Expo in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ahh! The crisp mountain air, the sound of fresh snow crunching beneath your feet, and the luxury of one of the country's most beautiful resorts set the scene for ACCA's 40th Annual Meeting.

Located in Colorado Springs, near the Air Force Academy and NORAD's Cheyenne Mountain, our rooms in The Broadmoor provided us with a spectacular view of mountains covered in lush pine trees. Add to that a dusting of snow the first night, and attendees were treated to a delightful winter scene.

Of course, the real action was in the exhibits inside the convention hall and at the many technical seminars.

Elite Software announced Manual N support for our flagship Commercial Loads program, Chvac, and the entire booth staff couldn't miss attending the Manual N seminar hosted by Jack Bartell and Ken Watson, now that the new fifth edition Manual N has been released. We were just too busy to visit some of the technical sessions, but that one was a must, especially since the author, Hank Rutkowski, was present in the audience.

Our next major ACCA tradeshow will be the 41st Annual ACCA Conference at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Ft. Worth, Texas. The show will be from February 24th to 26th, 2009. Just a short drive from our headquarters, we look forward to the Texas-size commute and welcoming our guests to some real Texas hospitality, y'all hear? Click here for more details.

2008 AHR Expo in New York City

New York is sometimes thought to be a cold, unfriendly city, but our experiences last week during the 2008 ASHRAE show were nothing but positive. People on the street were polite and helpful (we got lost searching for Ground Zero and everyone we asked gave us directions), workers at the Jacob Javits convention center were helpful, and old customers visiting our booth were generous with their praise and even brought their friends over to start a new generation of customers.

Recession? Not here! Not only did we have strong on-floor sales and follow-up phone orders local to New York City and its boroughs and throughout the continental US, but we had all-time record international sales from far away countries like Philippines, Colombia, Egypt, Puerto Rico, Barbados (we volunteered to go install on-site!), Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Slovenija, Ecuador, Russia, and India.

We would like to add that the entire booth staff walked in the frigid cold from our hotel to Ground Zero. A moment of silence please. Deep and humbling, and rebuilding was busy late into the night. 'Nuf said.

2007 ACCA Annual Conference and Indoor Air Expo in Orlando, Florida

The weather was great, the location ideal, and contractors swamped us out at ACCA's annual trade show in Orlando. We couldn't have asked for anything better!

2007 AHR Expo in Dallas, Texas

This year's ASHRAE show was but a short drive from our headquarters in College Station. The weather in Dallas was mild for winter with just a hint of sleet, and spared us any slidin' ice.

Both US and international customers came in waves to view our wares and ask the good questions, keeping all our staff busy well past the closing hour. The end result: we made record sales and many new friends. If this was the off year, we can hardly wait for ASHRAE New York 2008!

San Jose, California, a small, eco-friendly city, hosted this year's ACCA Annual meeting. As always, we not only met with old and new customers and demoed our wares, but also got to visit with many industry leaders. Next year's ACCA show will be hosted in Orlando Florida, home of Disney World and Epcot.

We're back from ASHRAE in Chicago, and although it snowed the day before we got there, no, we didn't freeze. Chicago was warmer than usual for late January, and the crowds at the show were also warmer than last year. We had a fun time, albeit busy, with many more visitors at our booth, including many old friends. No doubt about it, Chicago is a great place to meet.

Elite Software is looking forward to next year's ASHRAE show in Dallas. C'mon down for a little bit of Texas hospitality!

Chvac version 7 has now been released with support for the Radiant Time Series (RTS) cooling calculation method, as well as many other new features.