The 2026 Google Changes Affecting Contractors, Explained with Abby Yolda
Most contractors don't follow Google updates closely. But the Energy Circle team does, and we know when changes are important enough that high performance contractors should take note.
In this episode of The High Performance Edge, Peter Troast sits down with Abby Yolda, our Director of Solar and Di…
Inside the Maine Heat Pump Miracle: What the Rest of the Country Can Learn with Scott Libby
Scott Libby spent his first 25 years in HVAC insisting heat pumps didn't belong in his home state of Maine. Today he runs Royal River Heat Pumps, a 40-person company that installs nothing else. Maine has since become the country's heat pump proving ground: installations have crossed 200,000, oil's …
Permanent Load Reduction and the Path to High-Margin Envelope Services with Ken Allison
Permanent load reduction, the practice of fixing a home's envelope first to reduce the load before sizing equipment, is gaining traction in high performance contracting. The building science behind it is well understood. The business case gets far less attention.
In this episode, Peter Troast talks…
How a Whole-House Contractor Beats the Tech Startups with Larry Waters
Silicon Valley startups are betting they can out-compete traditional HVAC contractors on speed, technology, and customer experience. In this episode of The High Performance Edge, Peter Troast talks with Larry Waters, a 40-year industry veteran and founder of Electrify My Home in Northern California…
The Contractor Who Gets All the Problem Jobs with Jennifer Manzo
Some of the best work a high performance contractor can win is the job nobody else could solve—the system that was never right, the home that's been uncomfortable for years, the owner who's already fired two other companies. Energy Circle's data has long shown that problem-driven search is some of …
Inside the U.S. Heat Pump Summit with Brent Davidson
Brent Davidson runs the U.S. Heat Pump Summit, and organizing it puts him in constant conversation with the manufacturers, distributors, and contractors shaping where this market goes next.
In this episode, Peter Troast and Brent talk about the state of the heat pump market and what sets the Summit…
Price Transparency and the High Performance Reality
Everywhere you turn in HVAC and home performance, some loud voice insists that posting prices online is the holy grail. Many contractors have concluded it's a mandate. But high performance contractors understandably bristle at pricing a job before they've even seen the house.
In this solocast, Pete…
Small Company, Big Jobs, and a Website That Turns People Away with Dan Perunko
The entire industry is organized around one idea: scale. There are millions of homes to fix and we're moving too slowly. Dan Perunko built Balance Point Home Performance on the opposite bet—and made it work.
In this episode of The High Performance Edge, Peter Troast talks with Dan, who runs an inte…
The $2,000 Diagnostic — and Why People Pay for It with Tim De Stasio
Tim De Stasio spends a full nine-hour day in a single house before he writes a recommendation. His comfort consultation covers envelope testing, HVAC system performance, airflow, a measured load calculation, moisture diagnostics, and two weeks of indoor air quality data — and it starts at two thous…
The Biggest Untapped Differentiator in HVAC with Wes Davis
Homeowners have no reliable way to tell a great installation from a mediocre one, and ACCA’s Quality Installation program is one of the few tools built to prove the difference. In this episode, PT talks with Wes Davis, ACCA’s Director of Technical Services and the main person driving QI. They cover…
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