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Fluke Offers Free Online Course on Electrical Measurement Safety

Training provides guidance on how to minimize hazards while making electrical measurements

January 21, 2016

Fluke Corp. is offering a free new online course: Fluke Electrical Measurement Safety. It features guidance reflecting the latest information on how to minimize potential hazards when performing electrical measurements. The course is intended to aid anyone who works with electricity, including HVAC technicians.

Rees Scholarship Foundation Awards $60,500 to HVACR Students, Veterans

Program helps promote careers in the HVACR and water heating industry

January 20, 2016

The Clifford H. “Ted” Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), has announced $60,500 in scholarship funds to 35 students, including five veterans, studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry.

LG Opens New Training Center

Leadership: Investing in training will help the bottom line of both LG and the contractor

Kyle Gargaro

January 18, 2016

The 40,000-square-foot building includes a training center that will support LG’s air conditioning business and educate contractors, technicians, and engineers about the HVAC technology.

Training Track: Jan. 18, 2016

January 18, 2016

This event will educate attendees about the latest information on low-mass hydronic heating systems and hydronic piping design.

AHR Expo Set to Soak Up the Sun in Orlando

More than 60,000 expected to attend HVACR’s premier industry event

Joanna R. Turpin

January 11, 2016

The AHR Expo, which began more than 85 years ago, is held annually in key markets and major cities across the U.S., hosting close to 2,000 exhibitors and crowds of more than 60,000 industry professionals. The event provides a unique forum for the HVACR community to come together and share new products, technologies, and ideas.

David Underwood, president of ASHRAE, is looking forward to attending the Winter Conference in order to make new connections and strengthen existing ones.

Make Tracks to ASHRAE Winter Meeting

New technical program offers a fresh feel

Joanna R. Turpin

January 11, 2016

With eight tracks, 100 sessions, and more than 300 speakers, the technical program at ASHRAE’s 2016 Winter Conference is bound to impress attending engineers, contractors, manufacturers, and building professionals. The technical program will have a fresh feel with new tracks focused on design-build practices, cutting-edge technologies, and residential systems.

The North American Techincian Excellence (NATE) Technical Committee includes a mixture of 15 contractors, educators, manufacturers, and working NATE-certified technicians.

New NATE Certifications Prepare Techs, Address Shortage

NATE unveils two new exams designed to help contractors hire better candidates

Nick Kostora

January 11, 2016

North American Technician Excellence (NATE) is hoping the development of two new exams — a job-readiness certificate exam and certification-level exam for less experienced technicians — will provide a pathway into the industry or to a professional-level certification for new or less-experienced technicians.

SMACNA Accepting Scholarship Applications for 2016-2017 School Year

College of Fellows currently administers 30 active scholarships

January 4, 2016

The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association’s (SMACNA’s) College of Fellows announced it is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2016-2017 academic year.

F.E. Moran Supports Mechanical Engineering Education through Hands-on Learning

Company teaches university students about careers in the field

December 30, 2015

F.E. Moran is working with the Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago (MCA Chicago) to encourage college students to pursue careers in the construction and mechanical engineering fields.

MCAA Announces 26 Entries for Student Chapter Competition

This year’s project involves construction of an eight-story, multi-use apartment building

December 29, 2015

The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) announced that its 2015-2016 Student Chapter Competition, an annual challenge of future industry professionals’ skills and knowledge about mechanical systems and the business of contracting, drew 26 submissions.