Workshop Participants Brush Up On HVAC Load Calculation Skills

November 14, 2000

Fourteen participants completed a 3-day HVAC workshop in Raleigh sponsored by Progress Energy and presented by Advanced Energy, covering ACCA manuals J, D, S, T, and RS. Attendees spent two days onsite at Advanced Energy reviewing the basics of residential load calculation, equipment selection, and duct design and a third day at a Progress Energy training facility getting hands-on practice learning the related software. A variety of HVAC contractors, utility and co-op reps attended this certification course.

"The class brought a different level of understanding to what I already knew," says Gary Ash, director of residential services for Triangle Automated Controls of Raleigh, a midsize company with about 20 to 25 employees.

"This was a refresher course for me which I took to maintain my certification as part of my being a Progress Energy Quality Heat Pump Dealer ," says Ash. "But, it has other benefits for me and my company as well-I can better explain to customers why things need to be done a certain way, and I can pass the training on to other company employees. The trainer was highly knowledgeable and able to teach and impart that knowledge effectively."

"I have gained much more knowledge about HVAC systems," says Amy Dew, energy information and use specialist for Central Electric Membership Corporation of Sanford. "In my job, I need to have a working knowledge of how to right-size HVAC systems."

"I can better design ductwork and size units for customers," says Chester Salter, an installer for Sexton's Refrigeration of Williston. "I have something to back my recommendations with. The instructor was great, and the course was intense, but not overwhelming."

"This course was a great way to get back up to speed on the ACCA training manuals and to prep on the software," says Keith Marion, a sales rep for Logan Heating & Air of Winston-Salem, a company of about 235, with 40 percent of its business in the residential market.

"With the training and the software, we can run loads quicker on the residential market and separate ourselves from the competition," says Marion. "The training experience was very positive, and I would highly recommend it."

To learn more about upcoming HVAC training or any of Advanced Energy's SystemVision™ training, please visit our training calendar . For a look at our SystemVision 2000 course catalog, click here .

To find out more about regularly scheduled training or customizable, on-demand training, please contact Keith Aldridge at (919) 857-9034 or kaldridge@advancedenergy.org .