Our time with Blake, Brenan and Michael has come to an end. So we asked them to tell us about their experiences – what they learned, what surprised them, and let us know if they still feel like they made the right decision in pursuing a career path in HVAC. View Blake...
Time to pick their professors’ brains. This month, Blake, Brenan and Michael took some time to chat with their favorite HVAC educators about what it takes to make it in the HVAC world – starting with the decision to go to school, the journey through school, and...
Blake, Brenan and Michael did some thinking about all the time they’ve been spending inside class and in the real-world from an HVAC perspective. For example: the most challenging aspect of their last year in HVAC trade school. And what advice they would give to...
What are the struggles HVAC students and new techs face? The struggles that face students and entry level HVAC pros have not changed much in the past 40 years. Proper training is really hard to get and then working for someone who is aware of the proper methods and...
It’s called a skilled trade for a reason. You need skills to get the job done. Thinking skills. Hands-on skills. People skills. So, for this mission, Blake, Brenan and Michael were challenged to share three qualities, skills or characteristics that they think...
For their sixth mission, we asked Blake, Brenan and Michael to think about where they live and work. To consider the potential differences by region and investigate some of those seasonal and regional differences that make their market unique. And, to consider how,...
Common Code Violations and Tape and Sealant Application Mistakes This mission is about the most common code violations, along with other tape and sealant application mistakes. Unfortunately, the codes are very foreign to many technicians and company owners and that...
The key to success is being prepped for the job. For their fifth challenge, the Mission: HVAC students had to think like pros and tell us about the tapes they want in their toolboxes to help them get the job done. With options like HVAC foil and film tapes to duct...
For this challenge, we asked our Mission: HVAC students to do a little bit of research into upcoming or trending technologies that could impact the HVAC industry. Here's what they found:View BlakeView Michael Blake Hodge: Technology is Transforming the HVAC WorldAs...
For their third mission, Blake, Brenan and Michael were challenged to help us bridge the skilled trades gap. We asked them to talk to the industry and their peers and to think about it themselves - then tell us what we can do as an industry to attract and retain...
We've heard several misconceptions and stereotypes related to the HVAC industry…so we challenged our Mission: HVAC educator, Chris Walters, to tell us about what he hears about the HVAC world, along with some ideas to combat these common misconceptions and...
For this challenge, we asked the Mission students to get out into the field to shadow a local HVAC pro and then tell us about their experience and what they learned.View BlakeView BrenanView Michael Blake Hodge: Going Through the ProcessFor my job shadow, I decided...
The skilled labor shortage has taken over headlines in the past few years and with the continued (and ever-growing) demand for technicians, the HVAC industry is facing a crisis.
For their first mission, we asked Blake, Brenan and Michael to tell us a little more about their interest in HVAC and perspective they have on the industry. To tell us more about how they define HVAC and why it's important, where they got their knowledge about the...
Chris Walters, Instructor – The Training Center of Air Conditioning & Heating, LLCHouston, TexasChris Walters began his work in the HVAC industry at the age of 17 when he began taking classes at Houston Technical Institute. Later he went on to start his own A/C...