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High-Performance professionals are craftsmen who rely on field measurements to diagnose system problems and identify solutions. Once the problems are resolved, they repeat the measurements to prove the system works as promised

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Four Air Diagnostic Tests to Help You Pinpoint Comfort Problems

Four Air Diagnostic Tests to Help You Pinpoint Comfort Problems

Every High-Performance HVAC™ professional has been there: You’re troubleshooting an uncomfortable room and aren’t sure what to do next. You’ve measured and diagnosed static pressure, fan airflow, refrigerant charge, and equipment temperatures.But now what? Nothing...

The Next-Generation Approach to Air Upgrades™

The Next-Generation Approach to Air Upgrades™

If you’re a regular reader of High-Performance HVAC Today, you know most HVAC systems suffer from poor airflow along with high static pressure. Many contractors panic when they first learn about this widespread issue and what it would mean to rip out every duct system...

Strategic Planning for HVAC: From Measuring TESP to OKRs & KPIs

Strategic Planning for HVAC: From Measuring TESP to OKRs & KPIs

Strategic planning and management are a healthy part of any HVAC business. The HVAC trade has so many variables that affect a business’s ability to be profitable, grow, and build a good reputation in the community; it’s hard to manage that by just taking calls as you...

The Power of High-Performance is in the Proof

The Power of High-Performance is in the Proof

This article is not about whiskey or rum. But, hey … isn’t it obvious (even when it comes to distilled spirits) that MORE PROOF = MORE POWER? In producing alcohol, “proof” is the Alcohol Content by Volume (ABV) times two. What is “proof” when it comes to...

High-Performance HVAC™ Design Helps Attain Historic Efficiency

High-Performance HVAC™ Design Helps Attain Historic Efficiency

Sometime at the end of 2018, I bid on a job at the historic “Harry Goodrich House,” one of the first architectural treasures built in Oak Park, Illinois, by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. My first memory of the property was walking towards the front porch,...

Why We Consider In-House Training to be Essential

Why We Consider In-House Training to be Essential

At Lakeside Service, we have been doing structured and consistent in-house training for the past three years. However, it took us years to create the structure of our program and a lot of effort to keep things as simple as possible. John Boylan, general Manager,...

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