BREWSTER EARLE APPOINTED AS CHAIR OF ABC NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING COMMITTEE
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2008--Comfort Systems
USA, Inc. (NYSE:FIX), a leading provider of commercial, industrial
and institutional heating, ventilation and air conditioning ("HVAC")
services, today announced that W. Brewster Earle, President of Comfort
Systems USA Energy Services, has been appointed the first chairman
of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) newly formed National
Green Building Committee. William D. Fairchild, National Chairman
of ABC, officially appointed Brewster to the position of Chairman,
National Green Building Committee on July 16, 2008.
"Brewster will be a great asset for this new committee and will
play a key role with other members to help meet the challenges ahead,"
said Fairchild. "We look forward to his leadership to ensure
that ABC remains in the forefront and our members continue to thrive
in the green building industry."
Brewster stated: "I am pleased and honored to be appointed Chair
of this important committee. Green building is one of our industry's
most far-reaching and important topics. Since I joined Comfort Systems
USA Energy Services in 2003 we have worked to ensure that Comfort
Systems remains at the forefront of green building, and I will work
harder than ever to serve ABC's members in this complementary position."
Bill Murdy, Comfort Systems USA's Chairman and CEO, said, "We
are happy to support Brewster in this endeavor. In a typical building,
the HVAC system is the largest user of energy, commonly accounting
for half of the energy usage of large facilities. In order to address
the energy and green building concerns that are so important to our
customers and stakeholders, we have invested heavily over the past
few years to develop a service offering and capability that can deliver
credible results. Our support for Brewster is a logical extension
of our commitment to having unmatched green building expertise and
credentials."
Brewster started with Comfort Systems USA Energy Services in 2003
as Director of Business Development, and in addition to his current
position as President with Energy Services, he was recently appointed
to the position of Senior Corporate Vice President Energy Services,
responsible for corporate strategy and marketing for energy services.
Brewster's primary expertise is in financial and economic modeling,
and on a national basis Brewster leads Comfort Systems USA's energy
project development, green building training, and green awareness
efforts. Comfort Systems USA employs an increasing number of accredited
green building professionals, including individuals at a majority
of its locations across the country. Brewster and his team, based
in Hartford, Connecticut, also provide support and resources to energy
efficiency and green building initiatives at Comfort Systems USA's
many local operations. Comfort Systems USA is a U.S. Green Building
Council Member and an EPA Energy Star(R) Partner.
Comfort Systems USA(R) is a premier provider of business solutions
addressing workplace comfort, with 74 locations in 59 cities around
the nation. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.comfortsystemsusa.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are based on the current plans and expectations of Comfort
Systems USA, Inc. and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual future activities and results of operations to be materially
different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ include,
among others, national or regional weakness in non-residential construction
activity, difficulty in obtaining or increased costs associated with
bonding, shortages of labor and specialty building materials, the
use of incorrect estimates for bidding a fixed price contract, undertaking
contractual commitments that exceed our labor resources, retention
of key management, the Company's backlog failing to translate into
actual revenue or profits, errors in the Company's percentage of completion
method of accounting, the result of competition in the Company's markets,
seasonal fluctuations in the demand for HVAC systems, the imposition
of past and future liability from environmental, safety, and health
regulations including the inherent risk associated with self-insurance,
adverse litigation results and other risks detailed in the Company's
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ are discussed under
"Item 1A. Company Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this release. Comfort Systems
USA, Inc. expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement
contained herein to reflect any change in Comfort Systems USA, Inc.'s
expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions
or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
