The National Comfort Institute (NCI) team announces that High-Performance HVAC™ Summit 2025 will be held in Austin, TX September 9-12th.

The 2025 event will be headquartered at the Kahalari Resort and Waterpark and promises to be one of the largest Summit events ever.

Join Team NCI IN Austin in September

The theme is “Navigate Your Path to High Performance,” and all the educational content will help you no matter if you are just starting out or are well on your way to full high-performance implementation.

But Summit also promises to be a fantastic spot to bring your family and make a working vacation out of it. Why? Because this park was voted as the top indoor water park in the country with 350,000 sq. ft. of water park fun, amazing dining options, and all kinds of entertainment available.

By booking your reservations there, you get access to the park itself, as well as all kinds of activities, live entertainment, and more.

That is the vacation part. According to the NCI team, the education part is that Summit will deliver the amazing peer-to-peer networking opportunities, top quality workshops, and tremendous access to NCI’s vendor partners.

Plus, by locking in your reservation now you can take advantage of NCI’s early bird pricing. Also, if you bring more co-workers, you save even more. NCI members get other savings as well.

So why wait? Head toward the gotosummit.com web page to learn more and sign up today.

You can book your rooms at Kalahari today as well. Join the entire team in Austin by locking into the NCI special room rate of only $175/night by clicking here.


Team instructor Jeff Sturgeon
Jeff Sturgeon

This month we spotlight one of our California instructors, Jeff Sturgeon. Jeff has been with National Comfort Institute (NCI) since 2013 and is the Southern California training center manager in Los Alamitos, CA.

Jeff has more than 30 years of residential and commercial HVAC and refrigeration field experience. He works with hundreds of contractors and their field personnel to help insure successful implementation of Southern California Edison’s Workforce Education and Training programs.

He got his start in the HVAC industry by attending UTI (Universal Technical Institute) in Phoenix, Arizona. Throughout his career, Jeff installed and serviced residential, light commercial, commercial, and industrial HVACR systems.

He also worked for an HVAC controls manufacturer, where he was responsible for engineering, designing, building, and installing control panels for a variety of applications.

Besides earning many HVAC certifications from manufacturers and organizations such as NCI, NATE, and IHACI, for more than 10 years Sturgeon has also been involved in numerous Southern California Edison Energy Efficiency programs.


In a recent update, new advancements were introduced to streamline National Comfort Institute’s (NCI) Airflow Testing Diagnostics class, particularly focusing on air upgrades.

This 3.0 class update integrates the Quick Test from measureQuick® and NCI’s AirMaxx™ workflows from The Energy Conservatory (TEC). By being based on NCI testing principles, these apps embed industry-standard practices into the training.

The TEC digital TrueFlow Grid simplifies the testing process for both “test-in” and “test-out” air upgrades, allowing HVAC sales professionals to obtain necessary data efficiently. The streamlined process is now a part of a pre-packaged solution that offers flat rate duct repairs, addressing common issues related to equipment airflow and static pressure.

This update is based on extensive feedback from students over the years. The new process will go live on December 3rd, with the first online class scheduled for January 7 and 8, 2025.

For more information, call the NCI Customer Care line at 800/633-7058.