Virtual Reality for HVACR

Virtual Reality and Hybrid Learning Guide HVAC Technicians Toward Real Skill Sets

Creators enjoy big growth, customers eye safety and onboarding benefits

Robert Beverly

January 11, 2021

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HVAC training software creators have seen changes in target audience, user interests, and platform strategies.

Software Solutions Improve Closing Rate for HVAC Sales

From virtual reality to documenting jobs, software offers a myriad of solutions

Gordon White

November 17, 2020

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As the HVAC industry charges into decade two of the 21st century, more and more software solutions exist for contractors.

Rheem Interplay Virtual Reality HVAC Training Program.

Manufacturers Make COVID-Era Adjustments to Bolster Contractors

Assisting with lead generation, altering marketing plans, and updating training are among efforts to keep dealers moving ahead.

Robert Beverly

June 28, 2020

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Manufacturers have been helping their dealers get through this period.

Virtual Assistants Provide Real Benefits for HVAC Contractors

Service matchmaker expands hiring pool based on need, not location

Ted Craig

February 3, 2020

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Good help is hard to find. But a virtual assistant can provide services to a business while working from an off-site location.

Carrier, Interplay Collaborate for VR Training

VR modules will allow “hands-on” practice

June 3, 2019

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Carrier will be working with Interplay Learning to create custom virtual reality training modules.

Interplay Learning Offers 3D Simulations and Virtual Reality Enabled Courses

Course materials can be accessed via smartphone, desktop, laptop, tablet, or VR-headset

March 5, 2019

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Interplay Learning announced the availability of its HVAC industry training solution. The company introduced a way to advance HVAC skillsets with a catalog that includes dozens of interactive HVAC video courses and 3D troubleshooting simulations.

Visitors to the Titus booth found a new augmented reality (AR) experience waiting for them. - The ACHR News

Customers Experience Titus HVAC Products in Augmented Reality

Company highlights air distribution products

Angela D. Harris

February 18, 2019

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Visitors at the Titus booth did more than just look at the products on display; they experienced them. Highlighting its advanced technology applications, the manufacturer took attendees on a trip through its new augmented reality (AR) platform. Built to interact with its virtual reality (VR) platform that was launched a few years ago, the new AR program allows users to experience Titus products by actually putting them in a finished application.

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Trane Turns Knowledge Into Power

Products focus on energy efficiency and improved installation

Angela D. Harris

February 18, 2019

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One of Trane’s missions is to reduce the energy intensity of the world, and the company believes that the way to do this is through education. Trane’s theme at this year’s AHR Expo was “Knowledge Becomes Power.” Scattered across the displays were attendees with headsets piped directly in to what the professionals had to teach.

Virtual Reality’s Growing Role in the HVAC Industry

VR is proving helpful in preconstruction, clash detection, training, and more

Nick Kostora

April 10, 2017

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At the 2017 AHR Expo in Las Vegas, several manufacturers showed off VR capabilities in their booths and explained how the technology is now being used for

Brown Technical Media Corp. Uses Virtual Reality for HVAC Training

Brown replaces decades-old training methodologies with modernized learning techniques

January 19, 2017

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Currently, HVAC service technicians are educated and trained via in-person, instructional classrooms and work labs. Brown has invested significant resources in replicating the Chris Walters educational process for online delivery. A video production team has been working with Walters for the past four months, creating a variety of HVAC eLearning products including a full HVAC technician course that includes the simulation of the hands on experience of the lab and physical school itself.