January 30

Alice H. Parker: The Innovator Behind Modern Furnaces

Celebrating Black History Month with the Inventor of Modern-Day Central Heating Alice H. Parker was an African American inventor whose groundbreaking work in… Read More

November 25

Claire Ferrara’s Story

When Claire Ferrara became President of Standard Heating & Air Conditioning in 2019, she also became the third generation of her family to run the 95-year-old company (and the… Read More

December 23

Putting You First Since Day One

Putting The Customer First Keeping You Comfortable Since 1930 Ted Ferrara, the former owner of Standard Heating & Air Conditioning, joined the Centsible Energy Hour last Saturday… Read More

March 8

An Honest Company

Do you trust companies that you do business with? The dictionary defines trust as a “firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of… Read More

September 20

History of Standard Heating & Air Conditioning

“Standard Heating & Air Conditioning started in 1930. In the late 1920s, a solicitor knocked on the door of our grandmother’s home in northeast Minneapolis and asked Mrs. Ferrara… Read More

August 1

Oldest Home in Minnesota: The Sibley House

Did you know that the oldest home in Minnesota was taken care of by Standard Heating & Air Conditioning? That’s right! Standard Heating & Air Conditioning installed the much-needed central heating system… Read More

July 17

First U.S. Home to Have Air Conditioning Was in Minneapolis

Air Conditioning Turns 110 in 2012! Who would’ve guessed that Minneapolis had anything to do with it? An article in StarTribune states,… Read More