Conditioned Air Association of Georgia

CAAG

Platinum Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Copper Sponsors

Statewide Associate Members

CLIMATE COMFORT

PRODUCTS

Diversified Pure Chem

Local Chapter Members

Austell Gas System

Ductz of Greater Atlanta

Engineering & Equipment

Epting Distributors

Greystone Power

Heating and Air Conditioning Supply

Hughes Supply

Hughes Supply, Macon

MGM Products

National Compressor Exchange

Rapid Recovery of Augusta

Superior Hoods, Inc.

Weissman & Zucker

CAAG Annual Conference 2018

King and Prince Resort

St. Simons Island, GA

March 22-24, 2018

The 2018 CAAG Annual Conference will be held at the King and Prince Resort, St. Simons Island, GA which is directly on the BEACH!

We are sure everyone will love this newly renovated facility! There is nothing like going to the beach when it is NOT hot as blue blazes.

Just call the King and Prince to make your reservation at 800-342-0212. We have room rates as follows:

Oceanfront Rooms $212
Partial Oceanview Rooms $197
Standard Rooms $167

AGENDA:

CLICK HERE for the tentative agenda. You will see that all the seminars have been confirmed but not all the sponsors have been confirmed as yet.

If you would like to sponsor an event, please call Bruce at 678-296-2130 or email bruce@caag.org.

Registration Form:

CLICK HERE for a registration form you can print out and mail or fax in.

DON'T WONDER WHAT YOU MISSED!

8 hrs of Continuing Education Credits!

We have arranged a number of GREAT programs that you are sure to enjoy and learn!

This is a GREAT opportunity to NETWORK with the other successful professionals in the industry in whom you have so much in common!

Golf Tournament

2nd Annual “CAAG Cup”

2018 Golf Tournament

2 man scramble

Friday, March 23

CLICK HERE for all the details

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CAAG President Pat Rogers Attends Governor's High Demand Career Initiative (HDCI) Construction

Task Force Meeting

The Georgia Department of Economic Development, in partnership with the Construction Industry Employer Roundtable (CIER) and the Trade Five Initiative, held a meeting of the Governor’s High Demand Career Initiative (HDCI) Construction Task Force. CAAG is a member of the CIER and CAAG President Pat Rogers and Bruce Widener attended this important meeting on May 22, in Atlanta.

The attendees were a variety of contractor associations, contractors, educators and economic development representatives.

The Governor’s High Demand Career Initiative formed this task force to address acute workforce shortages within the Construction industry. In Georgia, this industry accounts for billions of dollars of investment and is a key economic driver for the state. However, companies both large and small have identified a growing skills gap and shortage of talent as critical factors affecting their businesses. The goal of this task force is to address current workforce needs and anticipate future trends to ensure Georgia’s construction industry continues to thrive. By working with industry representatives, education partners, and economic development professionals throughout the state, the task force aims to uncover systemic barriers and develop innovative strategies to utilize existing resources and explore new policies and programming to communicate back to state leaders.

It was said that to make the Construction Task Force effective, it is paramount that we have strong participation from industry representatives who can provide firsthand insight into the workforce challenges of construction employers in terms of training, experience, and availability. Through this partnership, we aim to maintain the longevity of the construction workforce and ensure the construction industry in Georgia remains positioned for growth and success.

We are greatly encouraged at the prospects of what this could do for the construction industry and CAAG will continue to participate in every way possible.

EPA's Response to

Refrigerant Question

One of our members had the following question:

“Do you have any idea what the state licensing board AND the EPA has to say about the refrigerant handling and selling units with refrigerant to non-certified customers?”

I have not yet heard from the licensing board but below is a short synopsis of what I have received from EPA. I have also enclosed the email string if you would like to see it.

You do not need to be certified to sell refrigerant, whether from a physical location or via the internet.

Sellers need to obtain documentation proving that a purchaser is either

· certified or

· the employer of at least one

certified technician.

They must also document

· the type and amount of refrigerant

sold,

· the date it was sold, and

· the identity of the purchaser.

You must be either certified or the employer of at least one certified technician to purchase ozone depleting substances.

Beginning next year, you must also be certified to purchase substitutes.

Beginning January 1, 2018, this certification requirement will be extended to the purchase and handling of most substitute refrigerants, such as R410A.

Please note, however, that the January 1, 2018 sales restriction will not apply to refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment - or components - with a fully assembled refrigerant circuit.

However, regardless of the refrigerant used, EPA encourages homeowners to use EPA certified technicians to install equipment containing refrigerant.

If you know of a violation of the Clean Air Act or any other environmental law, you may report it directly to EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) at https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/report-environmental-violations. You may do so anonymously.

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Business License / Occupational Tax You Pay

As you know CAAG got the law changed years ago to say that you only had to buy ONE Business License (now called an Occupational Tax) and that was in the jurisdiction where your office is physically located IF the require a business license.

Some jurisdictions charge extremely high fees for this. Please send me what you pay for your Business License / Occupation Tax in your city or county. I would like to see what might be done about this in light of the fact that the "$400 Club" still exists where a certain group of professions like doctors, lawyers, architects, engineers, land surveyors, etc. only pay $400 per licensed person. This used to be $200 until I brought up adding Conditioned Air Contractors to this elite list. I have contacted our attorney about this but we need to show how much our members are paying. Please send this in.

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Upcoming events

CAAG Officers' & Directors' Meeting, Oct. 21-23, 2018

21 Oct 2018 11:00 AM (EDT) • Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, 20 Patriots Point Rd., Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

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Why CAAG?

Recently we asked CAAG members why they belong to CAAG and we got some really interesting responses. Click the image to the right to download the entire details. We hope you will take a minute to read some of these and think about whether YOU should join with us to.

Below are a few of the comments that our members made in a very much abbreviated version. I hope you will take the time to read their entire comments. When you do, I think you will agree that YOU will also benefit from being a member of CAAG. I hope you will join us today and help us, help YOU!

I believe CAAG dues are the best investment I make in my business
Responsible for numerous positive changes we take for granted
When I had a problem CAAG RAN to my rescue
Without unified representation we would be much different today
Identifies potential legislative/bureaucratic threats to my lively-hood and works to stop them
CAAG “has my back” so I can focus on running my business
Provides strong industry voice
Educational opportunities
Keeps up to date on latest industry trends
Code and law advocacy
Right thing to do for our industry
CAAG supports US
Gives opportunity to interact with other HVAC dealers across the state and learn what is working/not working in their business
A voice on legislative matters
Cutting edge Continuing Education
Keeps me informed
Mail in permits
Only buy 1 Business License
Helps on Sales Tax issue
Promotes and increases professionalism and ethics
Awesome members and maintains high quality
Continually makes an effort to stop unlicensed contractors
Helps maintain high level of competency
Provides innovative ideas, training
Political updates
Helps contractors do a better job
Makes our job easier
Provides us with buying power
Stays on top of new codes and laws that I don’t have time to do
It is VALUABLE to us
A voice at the Capitol
Members understand value of high ethical standard
And much, much more!

Address: P.O. Box 910 * Hartwell, GA 30643

Phone: 678-646-2224 (CAAG)

Email: ashley@caag.org