The Educational Foundation is responsible for guiding the development of the PHCC's education and training programs for contractors and their employees.
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.
Douglas O’Brien spent some 48 years in the HVAC industry, beginning in 1956. He was the longtime president of McPherson Furnace and Equipment Co. and an active member of the Northamerican Heating, Refrigeration & Airconditioning Wholesalers Association.
Ginger Scoggins, P.E., will serve as ASHRAE's 2023-24 president. She is president and owner of Engineered Designs Inc., a consulting engineering firm in Cary, North Carolina.
Accreditation brings increased credibility with prospective students and employers, improves recruitment efforts, eases the transferring of credits, and brings opportunities for program growth.