Degree HVAC, Inc.

Rick Lazzarini is a veteran of the HVAC industry and co-owner of Degree HVAC, Inc., a Diamond Certified company. He can be reached at (650) 530-0989 or by email.

Rick Lazzarini: A Joint Venture

By James Florence, Diamond Certified Resource Reporter

REDWOOD CITY — When asked how he became the owner of an HVAC company, Rick Lazzarini says it was a joint venture. “I started Degree HVAC in 2005 with my business partner, Trini Gudino. We originally met in trade school, where we spent five years training to be union pipefitters. One day, I told him I was thinking about starting my own business, to which he replied, ‘Really? So am I.’ One thing led to another and we decided to partne...