In just a few short months hundreds of HVAC professionals will be gathering in Pigeon Forge, TN. Why? To attend the 23rd Annual High-Performance HVAC™ Summit, on September 1-3, 2026!

It’s hard to believe National Comfort Institute’s (NCI) Summit is just a few months away. This year’s theme is, “Culture: The Heart of High-Performance HVAC™.”

Whether you’re just starting on your High-Performance journey, or you are well on your way, you are bound to go home with many ideas and tools to help take your business to the next level.

IMPORTANT: While many NCI members attend the annual conference, Summit is open to ALL HVAC professionals.

What is All the Buzz?

Our attendees continue to tell us the NCI Summit experience is like no other in our industry. Based on participant feedback, here are the top 10 reasons to not miss this one-of-a-kind event:

  1. It’s the only conference in the HVAC industry that completely focuses on High-Performance HVAC. We design every session to help you implement this unique approach in your company.
  2. There are no generic topics or speakers. Our presenters dedicate themselves to improving our industry, and they bring decades of experience directly to you. Together we have more than 500 combined years of HVAC industry
    experience!
  3. Most of our speakers are contractors who share their knowledge, and continue to make themselves available long after the event.
  4. Summit is supported by the industry’s best manufacturers, wholesalers, and service providers. These include top instrument and software partners who share NCI’s vision of delivering High-Performance HVAC to all.
  5. Participate in hands-on testing and diagnostics using state-of-the-art technology on live-fire equipment in several of the Summit breakout sessions.
  6. Leave Summit armed with materials from sessions. Among these materials: slide decks, charts, procedures, and more — so you can apply what you learn at your own pace.
  7. Attend several special general sessions including two contractor panels. The first is Integrating Home Performance into Your HVAC Company. The second is How Culture is the Key to Making High-Performance HVAC Work in your business.
  8. Great social events include a fun welcome reception hosted by Daikin Comfort Technologies. We also have a great partner luncheon. There you can spend quality time with our partners focused on helping you with the best products, instruments, software, and services.
  9. Attend our 22nd Annual NCI Awards banquet where we recognize the best-of-the-best in the High-Performance HVAC industry.
  10. Join the growing community of High-Performance contractors who are always willing to share and learn from each other, not just in formal sessions, but during social hours and in the halls of Summit 2026.

But Wait, There is More . . .

Bonus: Reason #11: Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are amazing towns to visit with great restaurants, theme parks, entertainment, and so much more. Stay a few extra days and enjoy the incredible Smokey Mountains!

I hope to see you at Summit this September. Bring other team members with you. You won’t regret it. Be sure to register for the conference while there is still room at GoToSummit.com.

Hotel rooms at the incredible Heartsong Dollywood Resort are available at a very special low Summit rate, but don’t wait too long as we have a limited block. See ya’ll in Tennessee!