The classroom will enhance The New Flat Rate’s ability to train users remotely, utilizing technology that creates a virtual classroom, allowing an interactive experience for attendees, even those viewing the training through a web-based browser.
The plant was completed earlier this year, six months ahead of schedule, and has already produced more than 30 million feet of PEX tubing, while adding more than 40 jobs in the community.
As rink owners look to shift away from R-22 — a hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) that is widely used in ice rinks across the U.S. and Canada — they face the challenge of selecting an alternative refrigerant that delivers equivalent capacity and proven performance but without disrupting rink operations. New production of R-22 will cease at the end of 2019.
The collective energy savings translates into cost savings of more than $100 million and carbon reductions of more than 667,000 metric tons. Optimum’s software has also cut water use by over 200 million gallons to date.
D. Brian Baker was a dedicated HVACR professional and educator who was not only passionate about the industry, but a true advocate for continual, professional development.
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