Building Talent From the Inside Out: Redefining HVAC Tech Recruiting

By growing talent from within, investing in continuous training, and fostering a culture of respect and opportunity, Cardinal Heating is not only building a workforce — they believe they are helping to develop the future of the HVAC industry. Read more here.

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

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

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.

Editorials

The Mirror and the Poster

The Mirror and the Poster

Many years ago while visiting with a good contractor friend in Northeast Ohio, we walked from the office area to his shop. It was there I saw a full-length mirror on the wall. That mirror was near where his techs and installers walk through as they got ready for the...

The Cure for HVAC Commoditization Is Measured Performance

The Cure for HVAC Commoditization Is Measured Performance

We all see it happening. You quote a job, spend the time designing a proper system, talking through customer comfort concerns, and running the numbers. Then the homeowner jumps online, finds a third-party platform promising a “certified” install for a few thousand...

Profiles

R.E. Michel: Celebrating 90 Years of Excellence in HVAC Distribution

R.E. Michel: Celebrating 90 Years of Excellence in HVAC Distribution

Reeling from the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the economy of the early 1930s plunged America and the world into the Great Depression. Interestingly, a new technology emerged from America’s obsession with refrigeration during these dark times. That new technology was...

An Evolution to Excellence: The Cardinal Heating Story

An Evolution to Excellence: The Cardinal Heating Story

In the competitive world of HVAC contracting, success is not solely about installing heating and cooling systems; it’s about delivering measurable comfort, efficiency, and reliability to customers. For Keith Ouimette, Chief Operating Officer of Cardinal Heating,...

The Art of Customer-Centric, High-Performance Contracting

The Art of Customer-Centric, High-Performance Contracting

When customers in Pennsylvania’s northern Allegheny and Butler counties see the signature teal-colored trucks with the lucky shamrock on the side, they know home comfort and energy savings help is on the way. In fact, for more than 56 years, Kennihan Plumbing,...

High-Performance Product Reviews

September 2025 Summit Partner Product Highlight

September 2025 Summit Partner Product Highlight

Written by HVAC Professionals for HVAC Professionals Evergreen Telemetry CH-8D Low Flow Capture Hood Don’t let the size fool you, the CH-8D low flow capture hood from Evergreen Telemetry stands proudly at just 19¼-in. tall with a footprint of only 14 x 14-in....

August 2025 Summit Partner Product Highlight

August 2025 Summit Partner Product Highlight

Written by HVAC Professionals for HVAC Professionals Sauermann Introduces New Digital Manifolds The Sauermann Si-RM350 and Si-RM450 digital manifolds are built for modern HVAC and refrigeration work: fast, connected, and A2L-ready. Be sure to check out he company’s...

JUNE 2025 SUMMIT PARTNER PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

JUNE 2025 SUMMIT PARTNER PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

Written by HVAC Professionals for HVAC Professionals The Seitron NOVO Combustion Analyzer This instrument is a unique made-for-the-technician combustion analyzer with features and benefits requested by techs in the field. This makes the NOVO completely different than...

NCI Updates

September 2025 NCI Update

September 2025 NCI Update

National Comfort Institute’s (NCI) 2025 High-Performance Summit is happening this month. The event is bigger (of course, it IS in Texas this year) and better than ever. It is packed with engaging High-Performance HVAC™ discussion topics, panels, breakout sessions,...

August 2025 NCI Update

August 2025 NCI Update

PODCAST OF THE MONTH: ComfortMaxx™ When National Comfort Institute (NCI) and the team at measureQuick® joined forces to evolve the ComfortMaxx™ testing and diagnosing workflows into the measureQuick testing app, they knew there would a lot of work to be done. When...

July 2025 NCI Update

July 2025 NCI Update

NCI Launches Podcasting Channel In July 225, National Comfort Institute (NCI) launched its first podcasting channel. The idea is to challenge the status quo and explore ideas with leading experts to improve HVAC through measurements, not guesswork. The...