HVAC Excellence
A certification and program accreditation body for the HVACR trade that validates both technicians and the schools that train them.
Peer societies
Five societies HVAC Excellence is read alongside.
NATE
North American Technician Excellence
The largest certification program for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technicians in…
NIASE
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
The nonprofit body that certifies automotive service and repair professionals, whose blue ASE seal signals a…
RSES
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society
A long-standing membership society for heating, refrigeration and air conditioning service technicians…
153 companies named
NICIE
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies
A certification authority for engineering technicians and technologists, whose credentials in fields like…
ICE
Institute for Credentialing Excellence
The standard-setter for the credentialing field itself, whose NCCA arm accredits certification programs and…
57 companies named
Who backs HE
Every company HVAC Excellence names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| GE Appliances Air & Water Solutions | Exhibitor | AAOHN ADA DMCCC MDS NAHB +3 |
| Rheem Manufacturing | Exhibitor | ACCA ASPE ASA FSRCC NRECA +2 |
| Cengage | Exhibitor | AI AAA MACUI NCGE NGS |
| Goodheart-Willcox Publishers | Exhibitor | AAFCS ACTE BPA FCCLA ITEEA |
| LG Electronics | Exhibitor | CCC CTA NASEO PIA RSNA |
| Retrotec | Exhibitor | IIBEC NAHB NFPA SMACC |
| A.O. Smith | Exhibitor | NAHB PEF PHCCA |
| American Technical Publishers | Exhibitor | ACTE IEC AMT |
| Bradford White Corporation | Exhibitor | ASPE PEF PHCCA |
| Copeland / White-Rodgers | Exhibitor | ACCA IFPA PMI |
| Danfoss LLC | Exhibitor | DCC GTCC STLE |
| Fluke Corporation | Exhibitor | ACTE NECA S |
| MRCOOL, LLC | Exhibitor | CTA MHI NRECA |
| A-Gas | Exhibitor | ACCA NFPA |
| Amatrol | Exhibitor | ASME ACTE |
| Mueller Industries | Exhibitor | ASPE GMC |
| RectorSeal | Exhibitor | ASA RSES |
| Regal Rexnord | Exhibitor | AIST NAEC |
| Belimo | Exhibitor | BOMAG |
| Daikin Comfort Technologies | Exhibitor | ASPE |
| Fieldpiece Instruments | Exhibitor | S |
| Hampden Engineering | Exhibitor | ACTE |
| Hudson Technologies | Exhibitor | ACCA |
| INFICON | Exhibitor | AICE |
| Klein Tools | Exhibitor | IEC |
| Maxitrol Company | Exhibitor | HPBA |
| Resideo | Exhibitor | NAHB |
| Solstice | Exhibitor | ACCA |
| TruTech Tools | Exhibitor | RESN |
| AirSept, Inc. | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| AprilAire | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Bosch Home Comfort | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Braeburn Systems LLC | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Contemporary Controls | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| DiversiTech | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Elitech Technology, Inc. | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| FMHero | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Fujitsu General | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Google Nest | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| HVAC U, LLC | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| iConnect Training | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Inaba Denko America | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Interplay Learning | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| JB Industries | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| KE2 Therm Solutions, Inc. | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| KTENG | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Kwik Model | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Malco Group | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Micro-Air | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Microtek | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Midea America Corporation | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Mitsubishi Electric Trane US | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| NAVAC Inc | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Nu-Calgon | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Parker Hannifin Sporlan | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Rapid Locking Systems RLS | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Refrigeration Technologies | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Ritchie Engineering Company, Inc. | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Sauermann Americas | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Seitron Americas Inc. | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Techsource Tools, Inc | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| The Energy Conservatory | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| UEi Test Instruments | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
| Uniweld Products | Exhibitor | Only HVAC Excellence, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
National HVACR Education Conference exhibitor directory (2026 conference). Read September 28, 2026. Conference exhibitors only; associations, union, certification bodies and ESCO/HVAC Excellence entities omitted. Linked as '2026 Conference' from the 2027 conference site; 2027 sponsors page had no names yet.
Who backs HVAC Excellence's peers, but not HVAC Excellence
Companies named publicly by at least one of HVAC Excellence's five peer societies, and not found in HVAC Excellence's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A certification and program accreditation body for the HVACR trade that validates both technicians and the schools that train them.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Legacy.
Strengths
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