The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) is attempting to shake off what it feels the industry considers a members-only, refrigeration-focused image by promoting itself as "The HVACR Training Authority" and establishing relationships with a wide range of other industry organizations.
Nordyne invited their Westinghouse, Tappan, and Frigidaire distributors ‘south of the border' to focus their attention on the value of brand marketing in the new 13 SEER world. In keeping with the theme of the meeting, the company changed the name of Los Cabos to "Brandville."
Whether recruiting, training, or testing HVACR students, Mark Wood - honored with third place in the Best Instructor contest sponsored by The NEWS and the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute - seems to be on the move.
During the recent 2006 ISH North America Trade Show, one of the seminars dealt with the emotional topic of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and how it affects the HVAC contracting trade and the people it serves.
The county of San Diego's East County Family Resource Center is part of the Health and Human Services Agency and offers self-sufficiency services for a better quality of life for all individuals and families in the county. Many different programs utilize the 22,000-square-foot facility, which was constructed in the 1970s, so keeping the cooling system working is a top priority.
Ray Peters' activity in recruiting students and donations, and constantly striving to make his department's program the best it can be, is why he is one of the third-place winners in the Best Instructor contest.
An alternative energy source could lead to annual savings of nearly 8 billion kWh and nearly 40 trillion Btu of fossil fuels. This same energy source equates to taking nearly 1,295,000 cars off the road; planting more than 385 million trees; and reducing reliance on imported fuels by 21.5 million barrels of crude oil per year. That energy source is ground-source geothermal.
James Eller of Sinclair Community College, an honorable mention honoree in the Best Instructor contest, noted that change has become a way of life over his 26 years of teaching.
Guy Letrick was voted No. 1 in the Best Instructor contest sponsored by The NEWS and the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute. He is in his seventh year as HVACR instructor at Monmouth County Vocational School District.
T.H. Pickens Technical Center HVAC instructor Dan Barden, awarded a Best Instructor honorable mention, became a teacher to give back what was so generously given to him.
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