Guy Letrick, an instructor at Monmouth County Vocational School, is the runner-up in the 2005 Best Instructor contest. He won the same award in 2004 and received an Honorable Mention in 2003.
If you are wondering what's on the minds of commercial refrigeration manufacturers and what their latest products look like, the National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) Show, held every other year, is a good place to investigate.
The common conception in the construction industry is that "green" buildings - those designed to be energy efficient and environment friendly - are expensive to build. But there have been several recent reports, and at least one building project, dispelling this belief.
Daikin Industries Ltd., a manufacturer of air conditioning systems for residential, commercial, and industrial use worldwide, has announced the establishment of Daikin AC (Americas) Inc. The headquarters for Daikin AC will be based in Carrollton, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
If students were able to work at their own pace, then you could be teaching at different levels. That's the challenge faced daily by Mark Peila, at Bates Technical College in Tacoma, Wash. His expertise in such matters earned him Honorable Mention honors in the Best Instructor competition.
Eugene Silberstein earned Honorable Mention honors in the Best Instructor competition sponsored by The NEWS and ARI. His current position at Suffolk County Community College, Brentwood, N.Y., is fairly recent; the program itself started up in 2003 with Silberstein at the head.
Once again, The NEWS has recognized the best in the HVACR instructor field. These individuals not only have the ability to introduce a well-planned curriculum, they serve as role models demonstrating the importance of knowledge, integrity, and responsibility in the field.
Part of the reason fan coils have been overlooked as a source of potential energy savings is that, short of replacing the unit with a more efficient one, there haven't been cost-effective solutions. That's changed with the availability of a new variable-speed drive (VSD) retrofit.
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. announced its completion of a $165 million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) facility. Construction of the lab required specialized equipment and high-quality construction techniques.
In a typical icemaker, a hot gas defrost system is used to harvest ice at the end of the freeze cycle. Now there's a different method for defrosting or de-icing the icemaker's evaporator.
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