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Changing the Narrative About Plumbing at WorldSkills Lyon 2024

“IWSH Plumbing Champions projects inspire young people to pursue careers in plumbing and highlight the profession’s true scope as champions of public health and resource conservation,” said Dave Viola, current World Plumbing Council Chair and Chief Executive Officer of IAPMO. “We prioritize projects for community centers, such as schools or health facilities, where our impact […]

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Tony Furst Joins Taco Comfort Solutions as New Commercial Trainer – Plumbing Perspective

Taco Comfort Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Furst as its newest Commercial Trainer. With over 40 years of distinguished experience in mechanical engineering and a comprehensive background in overseeing multimillion-dollar projects, Tony brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Taco team. Tony’s career spans significant roles across renowned organizations […]

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Virtual/Simulation Training the Next Cog in the Evolution of Training – Plumbing Perspective

Virtual and simulation training isn’t necessarily new to the industry but its acceptance has been met with intrigue, and trepidation. But to say that this is the future of training? Not so fast. The consensus thoughts regarding this type of training is that will never replace in-person or on-the-job training, but it will become a […]

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Rheem® Opens New Fort Smith Innovation Learning Center

This multifunctional center serves as an immersive environment, inviting HVAC and plumbing contractors, wholesalers, specifiers, engineers and others to directly engage with Rheem’s comprehensive range of residential and commercial HVAC systems, as well as water heating products. The ILC is equipped with cutting-edge technology to facilitate various training sessions, conferences, seminars, workshops, and other events. […]

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PipeDreams Elevates Technician Skill Development Across Partner Network with Interplay Learning’s Cutting-Edge Training Program – Plumbing Perspective

Interplay Learning, the leading provider of immersive skilled trades training, announced today a strategic training partnership with PipeDreams, an innovative, tech-forward home services provider. The collaboration with Interplay will accelerate PipeDreams’ ability to acquire, integrate, and grow new partnerships by offering tech-forward training, including hands-on 3D simulations. With a focus on building meaningful trade careers, this […]

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Coffee with Caleffi: Checking All the Boxes for Thermal Comfort – Plumbing Perspective

Can a hydronic system effectively – and efficiently – provide heating, cooling, domestic hot water AND heat recovery ventilation in a residential home?  John Siegenthaler, P.E., a favorite to the webinar series, will discuss design details, challenges and lessons learned from a from a recent project profile of a modern hybrid approach utilizing an air-to-water heat […]

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Coffee with Caleffi: Air-to-Slab Heat Pump Systems – Plumbing Perspective

Air to water heat pump technology is steadily gaining traction.  When a heat pump’s coefficient of performance is maximized, energy efficiency and resiliency benefits are substantial. How can engineers, designers and installers effectively apply this emerging technology to high thermal mass floor heating applications?  Which commercial systems are good candidates for this type of design? […]

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Niagara Launches new CEU course on Water Conservation Standards – Plumbing Perspective

More builders and architects are building sustainability into their practice and conducting water efficiency planning including water-saving solutions and installation of water-saving measures, analyses of costs and uses of water, specification of water-saving solutions; installation of water-saving measures. As a result, Niagara recently launched a new CEU course for builders, architects, engineers, plumbing engineers and […]

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Training Exemplified

Two plumbing contracting companies from different parts of the country share the same belief that in-house training is critical and having fully-trained employees reflects highly on their respective companies. Source link