Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine May 2022

News Magazine May 2022

As people learn about the webcast, there are lots of positive comments on the value. Where else would you learn about electrical wiring clear space for condensers. That was the first program and the Chief Electrical Inspector gave us insight and reasoning. Other topics have included: fire protection in crawl spaces, 90+ furnace condensation, access & clearance for both residential and commercial, combustion ventilation, and registrant process for hiring a felon. The webcast is conversational and directly related to the contractor, installer, and technician in the field. The banter between the hosts makes it friendly and inclusive. Even the Section Chief, Lindsay Moore, sometimes adds to the conversation and clears the air on program process issues. In addition to the prepared topics, a few listener questions can be fielded and answered by Tony Woodard. That is an important point, the opinions are from the Chief Inspector for the Arkansas Mechanical program. Sort of the last word in code interpretation. It makes learning code much easier and authoritative. Topics are chosen from what is new to what needs to be reviewed. All inspectors, municipal and state, see the errors we are making and can point us in the right direction. It becomes a partnership of providing education so we can better serve our homeowners and businesses.

The Place to Learn the Latest in Code Issues

Noon on the 2 nd Monday Each Month

Sometimes brainstorms and ideas turn into an epiphany. In September 2020, the idea of having a way to reach the industry on issues of code and other important topics was floated. The consensus was positive and the Southwest chapter president suggested noon — thus the Lunch and Learn was born. Tony Woodard, Chief Inspector, and Lindsay Moore, Section Chief of Labor and Licensing, agreed and the program rolled out October 2020. May 2022 was the 20 th of which 15 are available on the Association website, www.arhvacr.org > scroll down past the landing picture and look to the right. Click on the Lunch & Learn logo to access the available past issues. OK! Why only 15 of the 20. That would be the learning curve of the co- host. He’s s till working on making it more professional. Lunch & Learn is a webcast via ZOOM on the second Monday of each month at noon. The programs are then edited for time and uploaded on YouTube. Lunch & Learn is a labor of love and commitment to the HVACR industry. May not seem like it, but programs take up a lot of time for both the Chief Inspector and the Association Director. Though each is only 20 to 30 minutes, it takes 16+ hours to plan, produce, present, edit and upload; but the effect is consequential.