Guest Columnist, Author at High-Performance HVAC Today

CO Never Takes A Vacation: Why Monitoring Should Be a Standard Practice

Posted by Guest Columnist | Aug 29, 2025 | Features

We work in the High-Performance HVAC world. We hold ourselves to a higher standard — not just in terms of comfort and efficiency, but also in health and safety. Monitoring for CO isn’t a nice extra. It’s a core to the job. Check out Mark Hunt’s article on the importance of carrying a personal CO monitor, using it every day, on every call. As he writes, “The life you save may not just be your customer’s. It might be your own.”

We Need to Evolve Into High-Performance HVAC Craftsmen

Posted by Guest Columnist | Aug 29, 2025 | Features

Somewhere along the way, Contractor Paul Wieboldt realized the industry he loved was being driven into mediocrity — not by malice, but by momentum. He says, “Bad habits became standard practices. Systems were oversized, ducts were undersized, and comfort became a crap shoot.” Read his suggestions for HVAC contractors everywhere.