This month we feature a guest editorial from one of our Technical Excellence Members who recently moved up to Business Leadership level, Bryan Lee of Lee's Accu-Tech. Besides running a successful HVAC company in Fresno, CA, he also teaches HVAC classes in his area. Be...
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NCI High Performance Contracting Overview – December Newsletter 2010
This month we feature some great technical articles as well as a business feature on budgeting. You'll find each of these articles can be printed and shared with your staff members based on their roles. This month's sales download will help you close more sales by...
NCI High Performance Contracting Overview – August Newsletter 2010
Exciting Developments in Southern California Last December NCI was successfully awarded a 3-year training contract with Southern California Edison to bring Performance-Based HVAC training to HVAC contractors and energy professionals in their service territory -...
NCI High Performance Contracting Overview – April Newsletter 2010
We have a lot to cover in this month's issue! Be sure to read Rob Falke's feature article where he reviews the importance of going beyond just airflow testing and making sure you see the whole comfort and efficiency picture through delivered BTUs. We also have a...
Multitasking – Friend or Foe?
by Nita Brooks
Multitasking - Friend or Foe? Nita Brooks, NCI Business Solutions Development Manager The definition of multitasking actually originated in the computing industry. It refers to the ability of a microprocessor to process several tasks simultaneously. With the onset of...
Morris-Jenkins, Charlotte NC
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Alton Powell is a new member of NCI, but he's been searching for what it represents for the past six years. Alton is General Manager of Morris-Jenkins of Charlotte, North Carolina. He leads the company with Dewey Jenkins, the President of the company and a solid team...
Lee’s Air Conditioning, Heating, and Building Performance
by Michael Weil
Back in 1981 the world was a very different place than it is today. Californian Ronald Reagan ascended to the presidency of the U.S.; the Iran hostage crisis came to an end; and then Reagan, Pope John Paul II, and Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat were shot – Reagan...
Contractor Spotlight: Lakeside Service Company
by Michael Weil
Customers Go Strong for SAFE Maintenance Plan By: Michael Weil, VP Communications & Publications Lakeside Service Company is a 31-year-old second-generation HVAC company located in Brighton, Michigan, just 40 minutes outside of Detroit. Founded by Tom Boylan, the...
System Renovations are the Spotlight of this Company’s Success
by Michael Weil
System Renovations are the Spotlight of this Company’s Success by Mike Weil, NCI VP Communications & Publications Lawton, OK – not the largest city by any means, but it’s plus 94,000 population marks it as the fifth largest city in Oklahoma, according to the 2010...
Diving Headfirst into Performance-Based Contracting
by Michael Weil
It takes a lot of nerve to re-evaluate your business, decide a change is necessary, and make a move that actually cuts more than a million dollars of revenue in one fell swoop. Ouch! But that is exactly what happened to Wighton’s Refrigeration in late 1997 as they...