About Our Charlottesville Heating & AC Service Company

Serving Customers for Over 30 Years

From the first time you contact our team to when your service is complete, you will learn what our customers already know – we are different. Most companies install their heating and cooling systems based on their definition of comfort. The fact is that everyone’s definition of comfort is different, and the only definition that matters in your home is yours. With a commitment to total comfort, Albemarle Heating & Air has always designed heating and cooling systems based upon your needs and with a focus on health, safety, comfort, and the environment.

Created to Serve Your Needs

Tom Kavounas saw the need for a company of superb quality that focused on the Charlottesville area customer’s needs rather than on budget pricing. The response from local architects and builders was overwhelmingly supportive. Albemarle Heating & Air was founded in March of 1988. The business operated from a one bay garage with five people and two old trucks. The company, with its unique customer focus, grew faster than ever anticipated. Word spread from happy clients who were finally comfortable in their homes and buildings. Today, Albemarle Heating & Air is 100% employee owned and comprised of over 80 individuals with some of the best training and experience of any company in the country.

Our Credentials

• Certified Indoor Air Quality Specialists
• Certified Indoor Environmentalists (CIE)
• Administrators, Honeywell Air Advice IAQ Monitor
• EPA, Energy Star Program, Duct System Testing Facility
• EPA, 40-CFR Part 82 Subpart F Testing Facility
• EPA, 40-CFR Part 82 Certified Proctors
• National; Balance Institute, Certified Residential and Light Commercial Air Balancing and Diagnostic Technicians
• Enalasys, Escan AC Computerized HVAC Diagnostic Systems Engineers (One of only 90 in the U.S.)
• Licensed Master HVAC
• Licensed Master Gas Fitter
• Certified Universal Technician
• Certified Energy Consultants
• Accredited Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating System Consultants
• Certified Home Energy Raters (HERS)
• Air conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Certified Instructors, Manuals J, D, H, S, RS, 4, T, P, Q, CS, N. (Certified to teach other contractors)
• American Institute of Respiratory Education (Certified to teach continuing education credits in Indoor Air Quality to the medical profession)
• Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) Certified Training Facility

Professional Affiliations

• Trane Comfort Specialist Dealer (fewer than 16% achieve this designation)
• Daikin Dealer
• Waterfurnace Dealer
• Mitsubishi Diamond Dealer
• Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) – Board of Directors
• American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Energy Rated Homes of the South
• EPA Energy Star Partners (Fewer than 2% of the contractors in the U.S.)
• Indoor Air Quality Association
• Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES)
• Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)

Awards

• 2008, 2007, & 2006 Winner of the prestigious Lennox “Circle of Excellence” Award! Top 1% of all Lennox Dealers in NORTH AMERICA!
• 2005 Lennox Centurion Award for Outstanding Performance.
• 2004 Lennox Centurion Award for Outstanding Performance.
• 2004 Lennox “Premier Dealer” designation. 2003 Lennox Centurion Award for Outstanding Performance.
• 2002 Lennox Centurion Award for Outstanding Performance.
• 2001 Lennox Centurion Award for Outstanding Performance.
• 2000 Lennox Centurion Award for Outstanding Performance.
• 1999 Lennox Centurion Award for Outstanding Performance.
• 1997 Lennox Presidential Award for 50+ Years as a Quality Lennox Dealer
• 1994 Lennox D5 Rating – The Top Rating for an Independent Lennox Dealer
• 1993 Lennox Centurion Award for Outstanding Performance
• 1971 Lennox Gold Award for 25+ Years as a Quality Lennox Dealer