HVAC/R RESOURCES
Organizations:
A good source of information about careers and developments in the HVAC/R industry are the various professional organizations that have been created to support the industry. By joining these organizations, you can network with other people in the profession, stay current with trends in the industry, and find jobs in this field. As a student, you are often eligible for a discounted membership fee.
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
http://www.ashraeatlanta.org/ Atlanta’s ASHRAE chapter
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
Building Technologies Program—US Dept of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/
Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre — International
Air-Conditioning Contractors of America http://www.acca.org
Associated Builders and Contractors, Workforce Development Department http://www.trytools.org
Carbon Monoxide Safety Association http://www.cosafety.org
Home Builders Institute, National Association of Home Builders http://www.hbi.org
HVAC Excellence http://www.hvacexcellence.org
Mechanical Contractors Association of America http://www.mcaa.org and Mechanical Service Contractors of America http://www.mcaa.org/msca
National Center for Construction Education and Research http://www.nccer.org
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute http://www.nocti.org
North American Technician Excellence http://www.natex.org
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors http://www.phccweb.org
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society http://www.rses.org
Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors National Association http://www.smacna.org
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry http://www.ua.org
Publications:
Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News
Contracting Business
http://www.contractingbusiness.com/
Additional sites:
This site provides links to contractors, distributors, and manufacturers.
http://www.airconditioning-and-heating.com./index.php
A buyer’s guide of Heating and Air conditioning Equipment and HVAC Contractors.
HVAC—Sites for Duct Design, EPA, and CFC’s
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/
(do a search on Duct Design, and come up with 5,000+ articles referring to this)
(put “Duct Design” in quotations to limit search)
Energy Star
U.S. Department of Energy’s website. Look under HVAC.
Georgia’s local EPA (Region 4)
EPA on Chlorofluorocarbons
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/1995/October/Day-11/pr-1117.html on
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Global Warming Potential for Ozone-Depleting Substances
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/geninfo/numbers.html
Ducts
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
http://www.acca.org/ –search “Duct Design” and a checklist will come up (http://www.acca.org/Files/?id=66)
Green Building and Duct Design
http://www.southface.org/web/resources&services/restech/sf_residentail-tech-services.htm
California http://www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/qualityhomes/procedures.html
Bob Vila—HVAC Videos
http://hvac.bobvila.com/index.html
