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This year’s Student Design Competition focused on the design of a new laboratory building: a large single-story building with a rooftop penthouse located in Cairo, Egypt. In the Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge, students designed a portable IAQ health meter to detect contaminants in spaces and display the levels of different toxins.
Mack Shwert recently took home the title of the country’s best HVAC technician, as well as a check for $40,000, in the inaugural ServiceTitan HVAC National Championship.
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning announced the launch of its annual HER Contest to highlight women in the HVAC industry and find female entrepreneurs interested in owning their own business.
At the conclusion of this year's PHCC Educational Foundation annual Plumbing and HVAC Apprentice Contests, the company donated much of the materials used in the competitions to the Charlotte Region Habitat for Humanity organization.
The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association’s Educational Foundation announced the winners of the national plumbing and HVAC apprentice contests.
All of these women have made a mark on the HVAC industry and continue to do so. While they serve in different areas of the industry, each is making a contribution to both improve the industry and make it a more welcoming career for females.