Schmitt Heating Company, Inc. has been installing and maintaining heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in the Bay Area for more than 120 years. The family-owned and operated company serves both residential and commercial clients, handling everything from high-efficiency furnaces and air conditioners to electronic air cleaners and custom sheet metal.

Owner Greg Schmitt is a fifth-generation proprietor of Schmitt Heating Company—his great-great-grandfather, Jacob Schmitt, founded the company in 1876 in Colorado Springs. "The business moved to Oakland at the turn of the century," says Mr. Schmitt. "My family concentrated on residential work throughout the Great Depression—in fact, some of our current long-term clients still remember my grandfather putting furnaces in their homes."

Schmitt Heating Company prides itself on staying current on the HVAC industry's latest technological and procedural advancements. The company installs high-efficiency furnaces and air conditioners that are designed to provide energy savings and ultimate indoor comfort.