Hydronics Institute Renews I=B=R Training Seminars
Education chairman Joe Coppola of the Hydronics Institute (HI), Division of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced January at the AHR Expo in Chicago that this is the year the I=B=R training seminars will return to the industry.
The schools, which began more than 50 years ago and have presented over 1,500 training seminars to 60,000 students, had been put on hold in 1995 when attendance dropped significantly. Around the same time, HI joined with GAMA and a commitment was made to change I=B=R's curriculum. With the addition of "Guide 2000," a heating installation and design textbook created with the help of the current 65 manufacturing members of the group, the training is ready to hit the road again.