April 27, 2012
Department of Energy Article on Partnership with ClimateMaster

The Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has partnered with ClimateMaster to develop a more efficient ground-source integrated heat pump.

Based on field tests and analysis, the ClimateMaster's new Trilogy 40 Q-Mode™ could save about 60% of annual energy use and cost for space conditioning and water heating in residential applications compared to new minimum efficiency conventional systems. Also, it’s about 30% more efficient than any other available ground-source heat pump.

Click here to read the article and watch the video.

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April 24, 2012
ClimateMaster Breaks the 40 EER Barrier

ClimateMaster announced an efficiency breakthrough with introduction of the Trilogy™ 40 series, the first geothermal heat pumps ever certified by the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) to exceed 40 EER at ground-loop (GLHP) conditions.

Click here to read the press release.

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April 11, 2012
Southern PHC Cover Story Features Geothermal and ClimateMaster

In the article "Geothermal is a Win-Win for Construction Industry and ClimateMaster," Southern PHC magazine discusses how ClimateMaster has succeeded in the construction industry and during a down economy, a case study involving the construction of a school and a look at ClimateMaster's new product line.

Click here to read the story.

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March 1, 2012
ClimateMaster President Featured on Recent ACHR's The NEWSMakers Podcast

Former contractor and current president of ClimateMaster, Dan Ellis, talks about his journey in the geothermal business and the future of geothermal.

Click here to listen.

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Feb. 7, 2012
Builder Development News - HomeSphere/ BRI Sales Lead and Rebate Program

ClimateMaster joins more than 75 manufacturing brands currently using HomeSphere’s BRI lead generation and marketing program to produce new builder leads and strengthen existing business, thus growing their market share through increased home builder sales.

“BRI gives ClimateMaster a unique opportunity to reach a much larger builder base,” said Titian Burris, ClimateMaster Builder Development Manager. “This partnership provides us with added sales tools and contacts to supplement our sales efforts in the new residential construction market.”

BRI is a unique builder rebate management and building product manufacturer lead generation application serving the residential construction industry. Manufacturers use the BRI service to open sales channels with thousands of home builders and remodeling contractors, gaining inroads to new accounts and building recognition for their products and services. Builders, on the other hand, gain product knowledge and manage their cash-producing rebates, helping them to improve their bottom line.

Your District Manager will be contacting you in the next few weeks to go over the program mechanics and the new business potential BRI brings.

Click here for more information.

Welcome to cmbuildernet.com!

With a constant commitment to better the efforts of support and communication to our customers, we have created a dedicated website for our residential home builders. From parade home displays to sales literature the builder has their own one-stop shop for geothermal support and materials!

Click here to visit the new site.

 

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Nov. 21, 2011
LSB Industries Tops Rankings, But Leaders Don't Seek Limelight

LSB Industries, Inc. is The Oklahoman's top-rated Oklahoma Inc. company for 2011.

ClimateMaster is a subsidiary of LSB Industries, Inc. (NYSE: LXU). The Oklahoman is the largest daily newspaper in the state of Oklahoma.

The video below highlights what has made LSB and ClimateMaster, in particular, so successful.

To read the story, which appeared in the Nov. 13, 2011 issue of The Oklahoman, click here.

 

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Oct. 27, 2011
Tranquility 22 Digital Series Video

The 2011 Dealer Design GOLD Award Winner is here!

The Tranquility 22 Digital (TZ) is a game-changing new geothermal heat pump that is the first in the industry to integrate digital communicating controls, two-stage capacity, variable-speed fan and variable-flow geothermal source functions within a single compact "plug and play" package.

Watch the video below to learn about the feature benefits of this next revolution in the Geothermal Industry.

The Tranquility 22 unit IOM and DXM2 IOM are now available on here.

 

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Oct. 17, 2011
ClimateMaster - 50 Years of Geothermal Innovation

ClimateMaster recently created a video to recognize its 50 years of innovation in the geothermal industry.

 

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Oct. 10, 2011
ClimateMaster Profiled in Let's Talk Building Video

ClimateMaster's John Bailey, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, talks to Let's Talk Building about ClimateMaster and the many benefits of owning a ClimateMaster Geothermal Heat Pump.

Let’s Talk Building is a resource for both the DIY’er and the home improvement professional who is interested in learning everything about, not just home construction, but also home remodeling, building additions, building science and energy efficiency.

Click here to watch the video.

 

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Sept. 23, 2011
ClimateMaster Featured in HVACR Distribution Business Magazine

"If you've been hearing more about geothermal heat pump systems, if contractors have been dropping by to ask about an advertisement they saw about geothermal installations or if your neighbors have stopped by to ask what you know about that 30 percent tax credit on geothermal systems, then you might want to thank ClimateMaster."

Click here to read more...

 

 

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July 13, 2011
ClimateMaster is Winner in ACHR News 2011 Dealer Design Awards

ClimateMaster was recognized for excellence in product design in the 8th annual Dealer Design Awards Program sponsored by The Air Conditioning Heating & Refrigeration News magazine.

An independent panel of 30 contractors acted as judges in the contest that had 127 entries from over 80 different brands. The company’s Tanquility 22 Digital Series was the Gold winner in the HVAC High Efficiency Residential Equipment. The ACHR News is the leading trade magazine in the heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries.

News Publisher John Conrad stated, "These awards give us a unique opportunity to recognize the outstanding research and development efforts that go into many of the products serving the HVACR industry and the awards issue gives our readers an opportunity to read about innovative installation and service solutions."

Click here to read more.

 

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July 6, 2011
Annual Geo Farm Training Event set for August

ClimateMaster invites you to attend Geo Farm on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Geo Farm is a unique training event to help educate on all aspects of geothermal.

This all-day workshop will cover live demonstrations on trenching, drilling, load-sizing and geo equipment expertise. Classroom instruction will include the complete product line, troubleshooting and in-depth pump sizing and water flow.

Click here for more information on Geo Farm.

John Bailey, Sr. Vice President of Marketing and Sales at ClimateMaster, recently spoke about Geo Farm in a recent podcast with The News. Use the player below to listen.

Click here to listen to the interview.

 

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June 3, 2011
Geo Day Workshop to be held at Comfortech

ClimateMaster will be hosting a geothermal training at the HVAC Comfortech show in Indianapolis, IN, on Sept. 21st, 2011.

Geo Day is an all-day workshop that is designed to educate on all aspects of geothermal technology.

“We are very excited to be hosting such an educational and informative event at HVAC Comfortech show” said John Bailey, Senior Vice President of ClimateMaster, Inc. “These field events create the best learning environment for geothermal heat pump installations.”

The morning classroom sessions will cover a variety of topics such as the features and benefits of geo for consumers and dealers, ClimateMaster products and software programs to determine energy savings and return on investment.

Also covered will be “How to Sell Geo” to your customers. The afternoon session will be held on location where there will be a live demonstration of a loop installation.

At this location an entire ClimateMaster geothermal system will be installed. At the end of the day, attendees will have an excellent understanding of various loop designs, equipment installation, and software support that exists for geothermal.

Click here for more information on Geo Day.

 

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June 3, 2011
Need a Few Pointers in Successfully Selling Geothermal?

ClimateMaster and the NEWS recently joined forces to host the webinar, Successfully Selling Geothermal. Presented by ClimateMaster District Manager, Richard Gibson, this webinar will walk you through the best practices on how to educate consumers about geothermal and how to close the sale. This webinar will discuss:

• What is Geothermal is and why it is better than conventional technology
• State and federal Tax incentives
• Marketing Materials and sales literature
• Making the sales call
• Creating a proposal
• Closing the sale

Click here to view the archived version of this webinar.

 

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May 19, 2011
New ClimateMaster Promotional and Web-to-print Web site Now Available

We are excited to announce a new and improved website for ClimateMaster promotional and web to print items, www.climatemasterpromoitems.com.

After listening to the feedback from our dealer and distributor network, we developed a web site designed to be more user friendly, include the latest promotional products and custom web-to-print capabilities.

Create a user account by June 15th and you’ll be entered to win a $200 credit to use on the ClimateMaster Promo Web site! No purchase necessary to be qualified to win prize.l

We have selected a number of popular year-round apparel items as well as specific seasonal items that will change throughout the year.

Available items include:
• Men’s apparel
• Ladies apparel
• Eco-friendly items
• Office supplies
• Golf and fishing items
• Custom embroidery with your logo on shirts hats, etc.

Our new web-to-print capabilities feature a number of custom postcard options and the ability to direct mail them based on your client address list. You can also purchase a custom address list by selecting a specific target audience in your area to which your custom postcard will be mailed.

Features:
• Print custom postcard and sales brochure with your logo, contact information and message
• Post card mailing service with your list or purchase custom demographic list

Please click here and create a user account to begin ordering your promotional items today.

If you would like more information on how to use the ClimateMaster Promo Items Web site, please join us for ONE of the following online training sessions.
Click here for information on the training sessions.

 

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April 26, 2011
Home Energy Upgrades get U.S.-backed Loans

Many U.S. homeowners are now eligible for up to $25,000 in federally-insured loans to make energy-efficient upgrades like adding geothermal heating and cooling, the Obama administration announced recently.

Click here to read more.

 

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April 7, 2011
Geothermal Research Project conducted in Oklahoma

Several homes will be part of a research project on geothermal heating and cooling. The systems will use new material and installation methods, which will be tested to confirm their value for future installations.

You can read more by clicking here.

 

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March 31, 2011
Recent NPR Story Focuses on Geothermal

National Public Radio's All Things Considered Program Featured a Segment on Geothermal Heat Pumps.

Click here to listen to the radio segment.

 

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March 30, 2011
Ohio Man Saves Neighbors Money on Energy with Geothermal

Check out this testimonial about the power of geothermal on the Natural Resources Defense Council's staff blog.

Click here for the article.

 

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Feb. 11, 2011
New Geothermal TV Commercial from Minnesota Distributor

The new TV spot comes from North Central Geothermal, Inc. Take a look!

Click here to watch the video.

 

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Jan. 26, 2011
NGWA's Water Well Journal Features ClimateMaster Veteran

The National Ground Water Association's Water Well Journal publication interviewed ClimateMaster's own Dave Pergel for it's March 2010 issue.

Pergel, application engineer and residential geothermal loop trainer, talks about the state of the geothermal industry and "Five Things Things You Should Never on a Geothermal Installation."

Click here to read the interview.

 

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Jan. 21, 2011
ClimateMaster takes top prize in the Forced-Air Heating Category
with the Tranquility Split Geothermal System

ClimateMaster recently won the award at HVAC ComforTech 2010. ContractingBusiness.com's Terry McIver speaks with Richard Hiles, ClimateMaster District Region Manager about the award and the value of geothermal heating.

Click here to watch the video.

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Jan. 11, 2011
ClimateMaster on the Radio

John Bailey, Sr. Vice President of Sales at ClimateMaster, was featured recently on the nationally syndicated radio program At Home with Gary Sullivan. The interview occured during the Greenbuild 2010 Conference in Chicago, Ill.

Click here to listen to the interview.

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$900 Rebate

That’s right… just purchase a Tranquility Water-to-Water and Packaged unit combination up to 7.5 tons total in place of a competitor’s triple-function system and receive a $750 rebate! The rebate will be $900 if the total capacity is 8 tons or more! Simply scroll down to access the rebate form.

Act soon, because this is a limited-time offer. Contact your ClimateMaster Distributor for more information.

Click here for more information.

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New Sales Training

The ClimateMaster sales training opportunity has been expanded to include two separate sales and marketing programs. These two, one-day seminars, will prepare your dealer organizations to succeed in today’s competitive market.

Seminar One: GeoMarketing for Profits
Topic Outline:
• Identifying Opportunities in the Geothermal Market
• Understand the Consumer Purchase Behavior Model
• Dealer Guerilla Marketing Methods
• Creating Dealer Direct Marketing Campaigns
• Implementing Energy Audit Service & Processes
• Dealer Company Brand Development
• Web site value, application and development
• Understanding Elite Load Calculation Software
• Utilizing ClimateMaster Sales Tools
• Creating Customized Dealer Sales Tools

Seminar Two: GeoSelling for Profits
Topic Outline:
• Embracing the Consumer Purchase Behavior Model
• How you Prepare for a Sales Call
• Proven techniques for Setting an Appointment
• Mastering the Two Call Sales Process
-- Making the First Sales Call – Measuring & Designing
----- Explain purpose of Measurements to consumer
----- Using Elite Load Calculation software on sales call
----- Setting up second sales call
-- Making Second Sales Call
-- Feature to Benefit to Solution Statements
-- Using Climate Master Sales Tools with consumer
-- Ask for the order
-- Overcoming Objections
-- Determine Follow-up Step
• How to use Customer Satisfaction Survey& Obtaining Referrals
• Practice-Practice-Practice through role playing

Click here for the sales training agenda and more information.

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Announcing the New Tranquility (TAH) Air Handler Series in sizes 026, 038, 049 and 064.

Tranquility Air Handlers are specifically designed and matched for use with the Tranquility Indoor and Outdoor TTP/TTS geothermal split units, making the perfect system for retrofit projects. When paired with a split unit, the TAH has the highest energy efficiency ratings of any split system on the market today and uses the environmentally friendly refrigerant, Earthpure® HFC-410A. It also exceeds ASHRAE 90.1 and Energy Star 3.0 efficiencies, as well as meets federal requirements for the 30% tax credit on installation costs.

Click here for more product features and specifications

For more information contact your local ClimateMaster distributor today.

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New Products

We are pleased to announce our new Tranquility Cased Coil (TAC). The Tranquility Cased Coils have the highest efficiency ratings of any geothermal split system in the industry when matched with ClimateMaster Tranquility indoor or outdoor units.

Tranquility Cased Coils are specifically designed and matched for use with Tranquility indoor and outdoor geothermal split units. All TAC Cased Coils are AHRI matched and rated with TTP and TTS products.

This series is available in four capacities- 026, 038, 049, & 064 and is fully convertible for vertical upflow or downflow, and horizontal left or horizontal right airflow. Designed for retrofit geothermal installations, the ClimateMaster indoor Cased Coil is ideal for dual fuel geothermal add-on applications.

Contact your ClimateMaster Distributor for pricing and availability.

Click here for more product features and specifications

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New Marketing Materials

ClimateMaster is excited to announce several new marketing pieces available to help you promote your business and the sale of geothermal heat pumps.

We are continuing our national advertising campaign in several publications to build not only the ClimateMaster brand name but also raise the awareness of geothermal heating and cooling. Using both 2 page spread ads and single page ads, we will advertise in well known publications such as: Good Housekeeping, Time Magazine, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated. Popular Mechanics, Better Homes and Gardens, Money, Popular Science, Newsweek and many others. This advertising represents a large investment in our business and will help to set ClimateMaster apart as the leader in the geothermal industry. As a component of the national advertising campaign, we will also have a 24hr call center to answer questions generated by this advertising. The center will answer general questions regarding geothermal installations and the advantages of such systems then refer homeowners to a local dealer for more information. The leads to the dealer will also get sent to their distributor as well as ClimateMaster. This will allow the distributor an opportunity to follow up on these leads and allow ClimateMaster to track leads to ensure potential customers receive the information they need to make informed decisions about geothermal.

 

We have also developed a new single page brochure to aid the call center and for use in various home shows around the country. Developed as a general informative piece to explain in broad simple terms how geothermal systems function, this brochure will become key in your initial contacts to drive further interest of geothermal heat pumps. This piece can be order through your ClimateMaster distributor (part number RP822). Click the thumbnail to view the brochure.

We are also developing a new series of product brochures. The first brochure to be completed is the Tranquility packaged series highlighting the Tranquility 27® (TT) and Tranquility 20 (TS) products. This new 12-page brochure highlights the advantages of geothermal and promotes the features of our product with a minimum of technical language to inform consumers without sounding overly complicated. This brochure can be ordered from your ClimateMaster distributor (part number RP823). Click the thumbnail to view the brochure. We are working to complete other brochures for the Tranquility Split Systems as well as the Water-to-Water series; be looking for other new brochure announcements soon.

We have developed three new radio spots for your use. These pre-recorded spots are 60 or 45 seconds and will allow a dealer specific tag to be placed at the end of the commercial.

We would also like to remind everyone of the revised logo that must be used on all advertising material. Initially announced at the residential Distributor meeting, we have had some questions lately regarding which logo to use. The logos shown one the logos page are the only acceptable logos for use in residential advertising. It can be used with or without the tagline however if the tag line is used, it must be “Geothermal Heat Pump Systems” as shown below. Please ensure any new advertising you place utilizes one of these logos.