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by Michael Weil
Working on Implementation: The Struggles and Successes of Performance-based Service by Mike Weil, NCI VP Communications & Publications In some ways, FisherAir Heating and Air Conditioning, of Brea, CA, is a very typical HVAC service company. In other ways, the...
When Joaquin Contreras decided to make a career change nearly 28 years ago, he wasn’t quite sure where it would all lead. But an opening in the purchasing department of a large new construction HVAC company seemed like the right opportunity at the right time. He...
Member Spotlight Comfort Climate Control by Steve Vannoy, NCI Technical Curriculum Manager Quality Installation is not just the title of the utility-sponsored program Mark Ramirez and his company, Comfort Climate Control, participate in, but it is also the underlying...
by Michael Weil
Contractor Spotlight: Performance Instead of Promises: Aire Rite, Inc. by Mike Weil, NCI VP Communications & Publications In the HVAC world, a performance-based contractor delivers a healthy, comfortable, safe, and energy efficient environments with proven...
Member of the Month - T.M. Johnson Bros Statistics tell us that the majority of new businesses fail in their first five years of operation, and only about 1 in 4 make it past the 15 year mark. So, for a company to beat the odds and not only survive, but thrive, for 50...
Any time you’re talking with Larry Stewart and Kathe Stewart, it doesn’t take very long to be infected by their pride in, and enthusiasm for, their business and for the HVAC industry. When Kathe says, “we’ll work harder than anybody to make our customers happy”, and...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Dave and Masterworks received the NCI 2013 National Training Excellence Award at the Annual NCI Summit and were recognized for their dedication to Performance-Based Contracting™ Blend one part staunch...
by Jim Davis
Mechanical combustion air is the only proven way to provide adequate combustion air to appliances under most field conditions. There are, however, certain cases where because of the size of a mechanical room, the amount of internal forces in a building or mechanical...
by Jim Davis
When working in the field, there are an infinite number of variables to deal with. When listing the operating ranges of equipment on all the different NCI Diagnostic Forms, 98% of equipment is covered. However, there is that last 2% that are called mechanical...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
We've been advocating service technicians assure total external static pressure on every service call. How are you doing with it? First, a question. How's your annual summertime bet going? You know, your annual bet on the weather. If it's working out you're really...
