< PreviousOur editor-in-chief, Mike Weil has more than 34 years of experience in magazine publish-ing, nearly 30 of those in the HVAC industry. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and un-derstanding of what makes our industry tick. High Performance HVAC Today’s art director, Connie Conklin has over 30 years experience in graphic design and magazine production. Brian Roseman, our online devel-opment director, has 20+ years in graphic design. He’s been designing and maintaining many web-sites including HVACToday.com and National ComfortInstitute.com for the past 10 years.Our sales manager, Dave Kenney has worked on several industry publications over the past 10 years, and has been in the print/online publishing business since 1990. Andrea Begany-Garsed is this magazine’s circulation manager with more than 19 years experience in publishing and mar-keting. Our editorial assistant, Marge Smith, has 25 years experience in magazine publishing and 16 years with National Comfort Institute (NCI).As publisher, I’ve personally had the honor of serving the industry since 1987 as a chief editor and associate publisher of several industry pub-lications, HVAC sales and installation manager, and most recently, NCI’s Chairman & CEO.Our contributing authors include Rob Falke, David Richardson, David Holt, and dozens more NCI staff and members who have hundreds of years of combined experience in Performance- Based training and contracting. We are very excited about the future of the High Performance HVAC industry, and this magazine that was born from it. Over the next months you will see numerous industry authors in the pag-es of this publication. We look forward to seeing you at the High Performance HVAC Summit in Austin, Texas on March 4, 2018! We hope you’ve enjoyed the inaugu-ral issue of High Performance HVAC Today. This magazine is the next step in supporting and giving voice to a growing segment of the HVAC industry. This first issue will reach about 13,000 HVAC professionals. Our goal is 30,000 readers by this time next year.To date, more than 25,000 professionals in 7,000+ residential and commercial companies have embarked on the journey towards provid-ing measured, verified performance on HVAC systems across North America, and worldwide. Performance-Based Contracting™ is more than just a technical discipline, it’s a culture within or-ganizations that aren’t satisfied with just install-ing, replacing, or servicing equipment. These con-tractors understand they can provide customers with the highest level of quality and performance when they actually test every HVAC system they come in contact with. Performance testing allows them to verify each system is operating at optimi-um performance, and provide documented proof.WHO IS HIGH PERFORMANCE HVAC TODAY? To better explain the genesis of this magazine, let me tell you a little bit about our staff and contributing authors.We have been blessed with an amazing team with a combined 200+ years experience in pub-lishing and working within the HVAC industry.30 NOVEMBER 2017HIGH PERFORMANCE HVAC TODAYDominick Guarino is publisher of HVAC Today magazine and CEO of National Com-fort Institute, Inc. He can be reached at domg@nci hvac.com ONE MORE THING...By Dominick GuarinoTHESE CONTRACTORS UNDERSTAND THEY CAN PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE WHEN THEY ACTUALLY TEST EVERY HVAC SYSTEM THEY COME IN CONTACT WITH. Performance-Based Contracting Finally Gets Its VoiceNOVEMBER 2017 31HVACTODAY.COM2017YOURSAVINGS!BULK UPOCTOBER , –NOVEMBER , EffectiveHUGE PRICE BREAKS ON BULK ORDERS & DAY CREDIT APPROVAL ON QUALIFYING HEATING PART ORDERS OVER $Save $50 instantly on qualifyingheating parts orders over $1000on Bakerdist.comOnline Promo Code : HEATING50Valid at participating Baker Distributing locations while supplies last. No rain checks.In-Stock products only. Cannot be combined with any other promotional discount or offer.Purchases do not qualify for any discounts, rebates, or advertising accruals. BakerDistributing Company reserves the right to change or cancel this promotion at any time www.bakerdist.com without advanced notice. Additional restrictions may apply.Visit Us at Summit 2018Next >