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Alec Stevanovski

Chocolate lover. Self-proclaimed haiku champion.

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Our 2025 Plan

Our 2025 Plan

A peek at some of our plans for the new year

HVAC Wrapped: 2024 in Review

HVAC Wrapped: 2024 in Review

A lot happened in 2024, so we rounded up some highlights, by quarter, as the year winds down

October HVAC shipments grow at highest rate in three years

October HVAC shipments grow at highest rate in three years

The industry has staged a comeback from 2023, with a promising replacement backdrop heading into the next two years

ServiceTitan is now a public company

ServiceTitan is now a public company

After more than a decade as a private company, ServiceTitan brought the trades to Wall Street — and made its public debut

Apex Service Partners acquires technology company

Apex Service Partners acquires technology company

The nation's largest residential HVAC consolidator has acquired three-year-old tech company HomeBreeze

“As long as we were hitting our numbers, they left us alone,” says contractor on private equity

“As long as we were hitting our numbers, they left us alone,” says contractor on private equity

Post Close is a monthly series anonymously highlighting the thoughts of HVAC contractors who have sold their businesses to a private-equity-backed platform

Pulse check: The economy, small business, and the skilled trades with Gusto

Pulse check: The economy, small business, and the skilled trades with Gusto

A conversation about the state of the economy, its impact on small businesses, and what’s ahead — along with how to navigate it

What Trump’s EPA pick could mean for contractors amid HFC phasedown

What Trump’s EPA pick could mean for contractors amid HFC phasedown

There’s a new wildcard in the mix of the HFC phasedown: Donald Trump’s November 11 nomination of Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency

HVAC investments flowing to the South, analysis shows

HVAC investments flowing to the South, analysis shows

Between 2022 and 2024, private equity-backed platforms favored the South when making acquisitions, according to a new analysis

Q&A: Capital HVAC owner on call-by-call management

Q&A: Capital HVAC owner on call-by-call management

By supporting technicians in real time on every service call, the company's generating more revenue out of fewer calls