Invest in an HVAC Service Plan for Your Commercial Building

If you own or manage a commercial building, you know the importance of maintaining your HVAC equipment. Heating and cooling costs can negatively affect your bottom line, especially when they are unexpectedly high. Scheduling regular maintenance and service on your commercial HVAC system is one way to reduce repair and replacement costs, but HVAC emergencies can still occur. A better way to cover unexpected HVAC service issues is to invest in an HVAC service plan for your commercial building.

Benefits of a HVAC Service Plan

While a regular maintenance plan for your HVAC system is important, regular service and inspections don’t typically cover repair expenses. When your furnace breaks down in the middle of winter or the A/C goes out in the middle of July, you could be spending thousands of dollars to have your HVAC repaired. A better way to plan for these unexpected yet unavoidable expenses is to invest in an ongoing HVAC service plan.

Quality commercial HVAC service companies can often offer an HVAC service plan which includes your regular maintenance and repair costs. This eliminates the worry that a repair will be needed during a poor cash flow month. You can add the service plan fee into your budget, making it easier to manage costs and increase profits for your business.

Not all HVAC service companies offer service plans for commercial HVAC systems. However, those who are dedicated to serving their commercial clients will usually have service plans available to minimize costs and make budgeting easier for their clients. Talk to your local commercial HVAC service company today and ask about what service plans they offer.

Posted on behalf of:
JS Thomas Service, Inc
4085 Nine McFarland Dr
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(770) 475-2600

Top Qualities You Should Expect from a Commercial HVAC Service

The principles of building environment design are generally established by the International Organization for Standardization. According to ISO, a reputable HVAC service should maintain design industry standards in air quality control, for safety and comfort, throughout all phases of the system design process.

Typically, HVAC engineers are members of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and EPA Universal CFC certified.  Alternatively, engineers can be state certified. Most HVAC organizations participate in ASHRAE because it is a global society that aims to benefit from the shared cooperative bank of knowledge and technical expertise of its HVAC members. The most acceptable and recognized standards are based on ASHRAE data. Additionally, HVAC contractors are members of NADCA, whose mission focuses primarily on developing quality companies, who perform a high quality of customer service.  Learning that your potential HVAC contractor is a member of these organizations should bode well in assuring you of their reputable service. 

Granted, all the technical jargon, titles, certifications and licensing requirements become cumbersome and, perhaps, overwhelming. So, begin your quest for a local commercial HVAC service by asking for several customer recommendations from your potential contractor. Can the company show proof of organizational memberships and certifications?  Do that maintain Worker’s Compensation and General Liability business insurance coverage? How does the company rate in compliance with OSHA standards and are safety requirements implemented? It is always a good idea to check with your city and state official to ensure that the contractor is properly licensed to do the work they are planning to perform. Asking these questions will help in your selection of a top commercial HVAC contractor to handle your commercial HVAC system maintence, service and repair, retrofit or new installation project.

HVAC Maintenance for Your Office Complex

You’ve created a professional environment in your office complex to attract high quality tenants. If you want to keep those tenants and attract more, having a trouble-free HVAC system is important. Failure of the air conditioning during the hottest week of the year or chilly offices during the year end stress of January will make for lots of unhappy tenants and bad publicity for prime office space. 

To prevent these types of catastrophes from happening, a building manager needs to invest in an inspection and maintenance program with a high quality commercial and industrial HVAC maintenance contractor. A truly thorough program will include routine inspections and maintenance on your entire HVAC system. This is a proactive type of program that takes a preventative approach rather than a repair approach. 

Emergency repairs may still have to be done, as some issues cannot be predicted and eliminated. However, when you have a maintenance contract, your commercial and industrial HVAC maintenance contactor will be someone who is intimately familiar with your systems. This means a quicker response and shorter down times.  

In addition to keeping your tenants happy, inspection and maintenance programs are generally known to be less expensive than simply paying for repairs as work is required. Less time at lower rates makes up part of the cost savings. The other part of the savings come from the lower cost of minor repairs and maintenance versus the often, major expenses of repairs required due to inadequate maintenance. Your accountant will also like the fact that your maintenance costs can be easily budgeted for at the beginning of the year. Save yourself added stress and expense by establishing an annual HVAC maintenance contract.