Smart technology has evolved at a progressive rate. Has your business followed the trend?  When smart products first took off they were only found in high-end homes. Now, smart technology is part of Main Street America and lives in many of our everyday household products. Whether you serve the young...

Self-diagnostics tools are common in both residential and commercial HVAC, but are they beneficial?  Our own Gary Hsieh offers his insight.   Are self-diagnostics more residential, commercial, or both?   Self-diagnostics are prevalent in both commercial and residential.  Commercial applications/products tend to focus more on having an informed building manager...

What homeowner challenges do you see when it comes to smart technology?   One of the biggest challenges we see when it comes to the homeowner is adoption. While the early adopters have embraced the connected home, some mainstream America homeowners are struggling with taking that first step.  There are...

When smart homes were first introduced they were reserved for the custom, exclusive residential community. Today, home automation and smart products have become much more mainstream. As an HVAC contractor, how do you sell smart into the home?   The biggest point to consider is your customer. There are various...

LUX CEO Rob Munin recently did an interview with The News about what manufacturers offer contractors to help them marketing themselves and their services.  In case you missed the story in the March 5 issue, here’s a recap and an extended &A from Rob.   What marketing tools does LUX...

The more a product makes life easier for the homeowner, the more apt they are to purchasing. For HVAC professionals, products that span multiple duties are a win.  That’s why we introduced the GEOx.  The GEOx is perfect for those customers with the need for high-end, multi-stage system control and...

Smart technology has evolved at a progressive rate. Has your business followed the trend?  When smart products first took off they were only found in high-end homes. Now, smart technology is part of Main Street America and lives in many of our everyday household products. Whether you serve the young...

As some of you may have seen, LUX Products was acquired by industry leader, Johnson Controls, earlier this month. We are very excited about the new adventure that we are about to embark.   At LUX, we have worked hard to bring new and smart indoor comfort solutions to the...

We always like to get LUX CEO Rob Munin’s perspective on the industry. He works with so many partners, attends industry events and participates on great industry tradeshow panels.  We had the opportunity to sit down to speak with him about his view of the thermostat market and what the...

HVAC professionals no longer spend time in day-long training sessions to detail each and every vendor product.  A quick meet & greet and product demo is all time affords.  After all, time is money and contractors need to deliver on their project deadlines and appointments.   This is why it’s...