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New ANSI/ASHRAE Standard Creates a New Contractor Product
Five years ago, a fellow named Bob Baker challenged NCI Leadership to give away its most carefully guarded test method. He said, 'Offer to write an ASHRAE standard showing how to score an installed HVAC system, then gift it to the world.' Bob coached us through the...
Why Coaching is SO Important for Your Technical Team
Talk is cheap, but action moves mountains. How do you motivate a technical team to do something new? Companies around the country often struggle to implement new procedures into their business. They get tired of the fight and eventually give up. Teaching a technical...
Coaching Managers: Implementing High-Performance into Your Business
I was standing on the sidelines of a Doak Walker (ncilink.com/DoakWalker) youth football championship game that my third-grade nephew was playing in. My nephew's team had a little monster of a defensive lineman who could easily overpower any other player in the...
The Path to Performance: Part Two
Static pressure is the first step on the PATH (Pressure, Airflow, Temperature, and Heat) to performance. It is an airflow foundation and indicator of overall HVAC system health. When used correctly, you can pinpoint hidden airflow restrictions at the filter, coil, and...
Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!
I 'm not sure if they still show reruns of 'Lost in Space (ncilink.com/DangerWR)? ' a 1960s era science fiction television series about a family who crashed their spaceship on an unknown planet. Whenever there was imminent or pending danger, this family's robot, aptly...
The PATH to Airside Performance: An Overview. Part 1.
It takes commitment and discipline to implement HVAC airside performance testing. One of the biggest obstacles is to decide where to start. With so many options, it can drive you crazy figuring out what should come first. I've found one concept that I call PATH which...