Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine May 2024

HVACR NewsMagazine May 2024

State National Chapter News

certification, the ruling settled on construction materials and methods. • Foam • Concrete Insulated Panels • Structural Insulated Panels • Encapsulated Structures This at least gives a definition that we can physically see. Now that it is settled, we can move on with confidence that we are abiding by code as interpreted by the Department of Labor and Licensing HVACR Program. April 3 & 4 were EXPOs in Central and Northwest Arkansas, UAPTC and NWACC respectively. The programs were in three parts. • Pressure Interactions between the Envelope and HVAC System: Bobby Parks • Code with Tony Cooper, Chief Inspector Joe use a live dual fuel system to demonstrate how to confirm the operations of the system. Bobby used an amazing demo house to illustrate pressure interactions. Tony went into dept on a variety of topics that everyone needed to hear. In the EXPOs there were 780 CEU hours. All comments were positive and you know how rare that is. We appreciate Joe Medosch, Bobby Parks, and Tony Woodard for taking their time to teach our industry. This is an excellent example of our industry working together to learn or refresh new technologies and regulations that we can be better HVAC professionals for Arkansas homeowners and businesses. • Commissioning: Joe Medosch

EXPOs and Mo Chapter Meetings and EXPOs in Central

and Northwest Arkansas

This spring the Arkansas HVACR Association and the 8 local chapters sponsored Continuing Education to meet the requirements of license renewal. The Chapters hosted IMC, Chapter 4, Ventilation during the month of March. Chapters include:

Central

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Fort Smith Hot Springs North Central

Northeast Northwest

South Central

Southwest

Meetings were well attended with a total of 162 in attendance. The most interesting part was the breakdown. There were 4007 years of experience represented. Amazing! 75% were owners. This proves that our industry is full of experience. The average time in the business was 25 years with one topping 50. Though there was lots of experience represented, everyone learned at least a little. One of the most important issues was “ required or not required ” fresh air. As you know, we have spent several years thrashing this issue. Now the code is clear. Unless the house is “ unusually tight ” , there is no requirement for fresh air — at least as far as the HVACR industry is concerned. What is “ unusually tight ” ? While a blower door test would be the best