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EP288 Where Duct Cleaning Meets HVAC Performance with Zach Ortwine (August 2026)

9/18/2026 • 28 min

Quotes from the episode: "You can't really separate good air quality from good HVAC performance." "I wouldn't recommend to someone something I wouldn't recommend to my grandma." "Once you've seen them both, they can't be separated." What does professional duct cleaning look like when you approach it through the lens of HV… Play episode

EP287 BPI, Building Science, and the HVAC Opportunity With Amanda Hatherly…
EP286 Stop Waiting for the World to Change with James Childre (August 2026)
EP285 You Can't Control a System That's Open - Ken Allison on HVAC and the…
EP284 What I Learned Building My Own Net-Zero Home With Bill Spohn (August…
EP283 AI in HVAC: Beyond the Hype With Tyler Nelson and Billy Spohn (Augus…
EP282 Building Better Leaders: Jane Sidebottom on Mentorship, Workforce, a…
EP281 Building a Diagnostic-First HVAC Company with Derek Aarstad
EP280 What 130 Million Homes Can Teach HVAC with Scott Rosenberg (June 202…
EP279 Curiosity, Heat Pumps, and the Details That Matter – A Conversation …
EP278 From Boiler Timers to Predictive Control: Smarter Heat for Multifami…
EP277 Dirty Little Secret: Why Heat Pumps Need Deep Cleaning with Gabriel …
EP276 When "Passed Inspection" Isn't Good Enough with Cy Porter (May 2026)
EP275 The Sound of Better Buildings with Kieren McCord (May 2026)
EP274 The Heat Pump Summit Is Building More Than Better Systems with Brent…
EP273 Think Like an Air Molecule with Dan Stradford (May 2026)
EP272 Live from NHPC 2026: Where HVAC, Buildings, and People Intersect Wit…
EP271 Live from NHPC 2026: Where HVAC, Buildings, and People Intersect Wit…
EP270 Scaling with Simplicity: EOS, Growth, and the Malco Evolution With R…
EP269 Collaboration Over Competition: A New Playbook for Contractors With …
EP268 Fresh Air Without the Penalty: Reinventing Ventilation for Real Home…
EP267 Why Refrigerant Compliance Is Becoming a Profit Center With Adma Dyk…
EP266 Legacy, Ego, and the Baton Pass: Real Talk on Family Business Succes…
EP265 Why Heat Pumps Fail: It's Not the Equipment, It's the House With Lar…
EP264 The Unsung Heroes of HVAC Education, Mentors Who Built the Trade Wit…
EP263 Surviving and Thriving in HVACR: Lessons from the Field With Rick Di…
EP262 "RTFM" and Real-World HVAC Confidence: Why Callbacks Drop When Train…
EP261 From Journeyman to Trainer: What Actually Works and Why With Don Gil…
EP260 Live From AHR 2026: Tools, Tactics, and Trade Stories From the Show …
EP259 Donkey Wrangler to HVAC Whisperer: Brad Adcox on Fundamentals That W…
EP258 Live From AHR 2026: Tools, Tactics, and Trade Stories From the Show …
EP257 From Rockets to Heat Pumps: Shreyas Sudhakar on Scaling Quality HVAC…
EP256 The Woodstock of HVAC: Why This Symposium Hits Different With the Tr…
EP255 Beyond Manual J: The Heat Balance Future of Residential Load Calcula…
EP254 Mold, Moisture, and Missed Details: Lessons From the Building Scienc…
EP253 The HVAC Trust Gap, and the Directory Built to Close It With Kevin R…
EP252 The Perfection Trap in the Trades With Eric Kaiser (December 2025)
EP251 Innovation in HVAC: The Quiet Shifts That Matter Most With Bill Spoh…
EP250 Beyond the Equipment: Reflections on 250 Episodes of HVAC and Buildi…
EP249 The Hidden Hazards: CO, H₂S and the Tech Behind Modern Gas Detectio…
EP248 Balanced Comfort, Brutal Lessons: Scaling, Losing Half Your Revenue,…
EP247 From CEO to Chief Education Officer: Bill Spohn on Legacy, Leadershi…
EP246 Beyond MERV: The Truth About Smoke, Sensors, and Standards With Siss…
EP245 Retrofit the Future: Inside PHIUS's New Revive Standard with Al Mitc…
EP244 Envelope, HVAC, and Humans: Solving the IAQ Puzzle with Brantley May…
EP243 Three Sensors, One Strategy: Making Maintenance Truly Smart With Kev…
EP242 Give Every Heat Pump a Cell Phone - Predictive HVAC with Thalo Labs …
EP241 Hydronics, Storage, and a Single Box: Berlin Raj's Totex Vision (Sep…
EP240 Run Into the Fire: Curiosity, VRF, and the Rise of Roman Baugh (Octo…
EP239 Psychrometrics, Mobile Apps, and the Future of HVAC with Carmel Soft…

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