Your Comfort, Our Commitment

This Company was incorporated in January 1965 by Einar and Avonne Dahl as a Residential, light Commercial Dealer.

Many architects, engineers, and contractors who Mr. Dahl had worked with as a Sales Engineer soon began to channel their commercial work to Dahl Air Conditioning. This prompted the Company to move exclusively into the Commercial/Industrial field in 1967.

Mr. Dahl's Register Professional Engineering background allowed the Company to enter the Design/Build field in 1968. Dahl Air Conditioning has been strong in that field ever since.

To accommodate this additional volume, Dahl Air Conditioning & Heating Co. moved in 1970 from its original Des Moines location to a new facility in Van Meter, Iowa where Dahl operated for 53 years. During those years Dahl Air Conditioning was organized into three divisions. These include Commercial and Industrial, Service and Energy Management, and Custom Fabrication. Each of these divisions was managed by its own Division Manager. Through the combined efforts of each of these divisions and those people managing them, the Company was well equipped to offer an extremely wide range of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning expertise and service to its clients. Two of these people were Greg Knudson and Ben Herr, who eventually took over ownership in the 1990's.

Both Ben and Greg were instrumental in establishing training opportunities for all employees. Employees enjoyed the benefits of receiving apprenticeship sheet metal and technical training. The apprenticeship training program requires four years of classroom and on the job training to become a licensed Journeyman. Trade, safety and technical training is an ongoing educational process to maintain all licenses, and that is very beneficial to employees and our customers. Several employees have received top honors in national competitions. Having employees of this caliber benefits the customer by having top-notch installations, installed with the utmost and safety concerns for everyone. Many Dahl employees have been employed with our company for 20, 30 and 40+ years. Employees with this kind of commitment benefits the end user in so many ways.

In 2014 Dahl Air Conditioning and Heating was purchased by Rusty Rohe. Mr. Rohe had an extensive mechanical background in commercial contracting and was eager to make a difference of his own. Right inline with Einar, Greg, and Ben's enthusiasm to be a solution provider, Rusty shared a very similar vision with a fresh pair of lenses.

Since 2014 Dahl has grown substantially, consequently outgrowing our Van Meter location. In 2023 we moved from Van Meter to De Soto, Iowa. While our team is growing every day in many aspects our priority is to be a solution provider with great people who are experts in their field.

We strive to be the chosen comfort provider for growth opportunities within our communities & for our employees.