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HPAC On The AirThe Winding Road Ahead, with Rob McManamyAs we enter 2026 and prepare for our industry's biggest annual tradeshow, AHR Expo, which coincides next month with ASHRAE's Winter Conference in Las Vegas, there is palpable anxiety in the air on multiple fronts.
The daily assault of dizzying headlines and unprecedented news has left many of us unsettled and uncertain about the road ahead. But for our industry at least, there is still considerable optimism for 2026. Here, HPAC Editor Rob McManamy reviews some of the latest industry developments to offer another quick take on where the economy seems to be headed this month...
2026-01-1606 minHPAC On The AirHope Is in The Air, with Dr. Stephanie Taylor, M.D.Expanding on her current HPAC cover story, the renowned IAQ expert, architect, and medical doctor tells us why this post-pandemic moment offers "a golden opportunity" for improving both the health of our buildings and their occupants.
2025-12-1526 min
WJFF - The Local Edition - Special ReportHPAC Readies a Full Day of Holiday Cheer in Hurleyville on December 6The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) is rolling out a full day of holiday celebrations on Saturday, December 6, starting with its annual Breakfast with Santa and ending with a free evening concert and donation drive.From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., families can enjoy a breakfast buffet, holiday crafts, music, and photos with Santa in HPAC’s transformed “winter wonderland” ballroom. Director of Development Lourdesa Hunt says kids may even spot the Grinch. Parents can also arrange for Santa to give their child a pre-wrapped gift, a tradition Hunt says became “magical” during last year’s event.Breakfa...
2025-12-0208 minHPAC On The AirBreathing Easier, with Rob McManamyAs the year draws to a close, HPAC's editor takes stock of the progress, promise, and "golden" opportunity now fueling the potential for generational change in indoor environmental quality.
2025-12-0204 minHPAC On The AirPlumbing Engineers Growing Together, with ASPE's Bryan HuttonHPAC On The Air welcomes back the president of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers to give us a halftime report on his two-year term in office. Much is happening regarding codes and infrastructure repairs, he says, but the key to it all will be project team-building and multi-discipline collaboration.
2025-10-1528 minHPAC On The AirInflation, Tariffs, and One Big Beautiful Pulse Check, with Rob McManamyJust days after a massive new federal funding package was signed into law this month, new data showed inflation returning and higher than expected tariffs taking effect. Here, HPAC Engineering reviews some of the wide range of emotions our industry has been expressing so far.
2025-07-2308 minHPAC On The AirAI's Inroads into Engineering, with Rob McManamyThe signs are everywhere. Artificial intelligence will have its biggest impact yet on our industry in 2025. This month's episode of HPAC: Editor's Notes looks at compelling new data on the growing use of AI in engineering, design and construction. Are you ready?
2025-06-1608 minHPAC On The AirAttracting Engineering Talent, with ASHRAE's Jennifer Leach and Keith Hammelman'HPAC On The Air' welcomes veteran engineers Jennifer Leach and Keith Hammelman, who will both be presenting this June at the 2025 ASHRAE Annual Conference in Phoenix. Their topic? Next-generation engineering talent. "How to Get'em; How to Keep'em."
2025-06-0129 minHPAC On The AirNavigating Uncertainty, with Economist Richard BranchAt this time of extraordinary economic disruption, 'HPAC On The Air' welcomes back longtime industry analyst Richard Branch for his take on how design and construction firms can manage best in the face of a potential recession.
2025-05-0117 minHPAC On The AirProtecting Your Business, with Nick EspinosaHPAC 'On The Air' welcomes back cybersecurity expert Nick Espinosa to discuss the latest onslaught of technology threats and how engineers and contractors can best protect themselves in this constantly changing environment.
2025-04-0122 minHPAC On The AirGreen Building Pulse Check, with USGBC's Liz BeardsleyWith the U.S. now out of the Paris Agreement once again, questions are swirling around the state of our industry's sustainability efforts. USGBC Senior Policy Counsel Elizabeth Beardsley joins us to discuss that, as well as the recent COP29 conference in Azerbaijan. Much progress is still happening on many fronts, she says.
2025-01-2927 minHPAC On The Air2025 Forecast Bullish, Despite Angst, by Rob McManamyInfrastructure and data center projects will drive our industry this year. But new variables are mounting regarding potential disruptions to construction labor and the supply chain.
2025-01-1610 minHPAC On The AirDivided Nation, Focused Industry, with Rob McManamyOur latest Editor's Notes looks back on a trying election cycle that has redoubled this industry's determination to make 2025 a resilient success.
2024-12-1504 minHPAC On The AirFinding Meaning and Purpose, with ASHRAE President Dennis KnightHPAC On The Air this month welcomes ASHRAE's 2024-25 President, who describes how youth and new technology are enhancing the Society's global mission.
2024-12-0229 minHPAC On The AirInspiring Women to Lead, with Rob McManamyEDITOR'S NOTES: "Firehose of solidarity?" This fall's first-ever ASHRAE Women in Leadership Symposium was truly extraordinary. Our editor-in-chief was there and explains why this meeting was so different.
2024-11-1509 minHPAC On The AirFitting Connections, with New ASPE President Bryan HuttonOur guest this month is Bryan Hutton, the very new president of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers. A chemical engineer atop his own composites manufacturing firm, Hutton is also the first-ever African-American to lead ASPE. Listen to his refreshing and positive perspectives here.
2024-11-0119 minHPAC On The AirMaking New History, with Rob McManamyOur latest Editor's Notes podcast explains the vintage design of our new print issue, announces some overdue changes to our Editorial Advisory Board, and takes the pre-election pulse of a very healthy U.S. economy.
2024-10-1504 minHPAC On The AirFall Flashback to 1929, with Rob McManamyThis month's episode of HPAC Editor's Notes looks at the three editorials from the September 1929 issue of Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning magazine. Observations note how "technical interests stimulate business"; how Chicagoans were "amazed" to see a German zeppelin (no, not that one) sail over Lake Michigan; and how engineering schools all over the world were starting to do more scientific research.
2024-10-0211 minHPAC On The AirHPAC History, ASHRAE 241, and Engineering Education, with Bill BahnflethThis month, HPAC 'On The Air' welcomes back Dr. Bill Bahnfleth, ASHRAE past president, former chair of its ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force, and longtime professor of architectural engineering at Penn State University. Bahnfleth's father Donald also served as editor of HPAC Engineering throughout the 1960s, and later became ASHRAE president, himself. So there is much to unpack in this wide-ranging episode...
2024-09-1728 minHPAC On The AirHelping Each Other, with Rob McManamyA thunderous brushback by a burst of nighttime tornadoes reminds our editor-in-chief of the importance of community and the inescapable fact that we are all in this together.
2024-08-1504 minHPAC On The AirCertifying Fans and Blowers, with AMCA's Mike Wolf'HPAC On The Air' this month welcomes longtime Greenheck Fan Corp. exec Mike Wolf, PE, the 2023-24 president of the Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International, where he will also serve as the group's 2024-25 chairman. Now in his 39th year at Greenheck, Wolf today is the manufacturer's director of regulatory business development. He speaks with us here about a subject near and dear to him: product certification. Along the way, Wolf and host Rob McManamy also reflect on our industry's amazing evolution over the last four decades...
2024-07-3126 min
Jello? Hell No!Episode 32 - 'A New Era'H-PAC is back from his lengthy sabbatical with his takes on soccer, dead rabbits, and his new show premiering this fall.
2024-07-2719 minHPAC On The AirModern Parallels to July 1929, with Rob McManamyThis month, we again revisit HPAC's first year in service to our industry with a fascinating time capsule from 95 years ago. Listen to some of our editorial commentary then on improving air quality in cities, the engineering value of journeyman input, and the need to create piping codes across the U.S. that conform with one another...
2024-07-1506 minHPAC On The AirHow to Be a Sustainable Engineer, with Larry Clark'HPAC On The Air' welcomes back the longtime Clark's Remarks columnist to talk about heat domes, environmental regulation, and how he "walks the talk" of his sustainability evangelism.
2024-07-0119 minHPAC On The AirWomen in HVACR History, with Rob McManamyEDITOR'S NOTES: Women are playing an increasingly vital role in our industry today. Here, we take a look back on the path of that progress, in HVACR and society, over the 95 years of HPAC Engineering's existence.
2024-06-1705 minJello? Hell No!Episode 31 - 'Of Grilled Cheese and CHIves'H-PAC talks about Caitlin Clark's popularity, the CHI, and journalism on today's long-awaited show.
2024-06-0615 minHPAC On The AirWomen Marching Forward, with ASHRAE's Nancy KohoutThis fall in Chicago, ASHRAE will hold its first-ever national symposium for Women Engineers. Event chair Nancy Kohout, P.E., joins us for a preview, as well a discussion of the unique challenges women managers still face, even as our industry ramps up next-generation recruitment...
2024-06-0320 minHPAC On The AirHonoring Our Roots, with Rob McManamyAs HPAC Engineering this month celebrates its 95th anniversary, we look back on our first words to readers in 1929, along with a guest commentary by Willis Carrier, himself.
2024-05-1514 minJello? Hell No!Episode 30 - '1 in 8 Americans'H-PAC critiques some commercials and muses on their messages.
2024-05-1210 minJello? Hell No!Episode 29 - 'The Men Who Shop at Macy's'H-PAC talks about the troubles associated with shopping as a twenty year old male.
2024-05-0510 minJello? Hell No!Episode 28 - 'Sick Bird(s)'HPAC gripes about his crapped car door and issues in the shower in today's lightning show.
2024-05-0207 minHPAC On The AirAdvancing Fire Safety, with NFPA's Jim PauleyThe National Fire Protection Association is on a mission to share its updated codes and standards as far and as wide as possible. NFPA President and CEO Jim Pauley returns to HPAC On The Air to detail the group's ambitious plan to better educate our industry on life/safety solutions via acquisitions and even a new subsidiary.
2024-05-0127 minJello? Hell No!Episode 27 - 'Weddings and Chinese Sushi'H-PAC recounts his busy weekend, musing on the crappiness of reception music and the great lack of Japanese in Cincinnati.
2024-04-3014 minJello? Hell No!Episode 26 - 'Egg Drop Haggis'H-PAC talks Vietnamese wisdom and Scottish-Chinese fusion on today's show.
2024-04-2313 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 25H-PAC makes his long awaited return today, knocking off the rust and working through the background noise of his car air conditioner to offer up his opinions on sagging pants and the idiots with which Instagram is so liberally suffused.
2024-04-2012 minHPAC On The AirStanding Strong with Rob McManamy, Notes from HPAC's Editor-in-ChiefTo celebrate our 95th year of publication, HPAC Engineering launches its new monthly podcast, HPAC Editor's Notes, commenting on important issues of the day, as viewed by Editor-in-Chief Rob McManamy.
2024-04-1505 minHPAC On The AirPreviewing BOILER 2024 with ABMA's Scott LynchBoiler manufacturers are headed for the Rockies this May. We discuss what they'll find there at ABMA's second big show for the entire boiler supply chain. Scott Lynch and Shaunica Jayson give us a preview.
2024-04-0126 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 24Seemingly incapable of talking of anything other than food, H-PAC covers the big topics like gluttony, KFC, and eye contact.
2024-03-0710 minHPAC On The AirASHRAE's Next Generation, with YEA's Top LeadersThe challenges facing young engineers today are more complex than ever, but our guests this month reassure us that the energy, skills, and organization are already coming together to meet them head on.
2024-03-0124 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No!- Episode 23HPAC discusses shaking hands and the new Arby's Bacon Sandwich on today's rare Wednesday show.
2024-02-2908 min2024-02-2508 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 21H-PAC complains about toothpaste, grown-up wipes, and the resurgence of SPAM.
2024-02-1016 minHPAC On The AirCOP28 Recap, with USGBC's Liz BeardsleyFrustrations ran high at the annual global climate summit in Dubai in December, but our guest says there were still more than a few positive takeaways for our industry. U.S. Green Building Council senior policy counsel Elizabeth Beardsley returns to give us her report...
2024-02-0128 min2024-01-2710 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 19H-PAC talks Nutella, smooth walking, and Spent in today's show.
2024-01-2709 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 18H-PAC touches on a few light items before having to shut things down abruptly because of people showing up.
2024-01-1408 minHPAC On The Air2024 Forecast, with Dodge’s Richard BranchWith last year now in the books, we chat with Dodge Construction Network's chief economist about his upbeat outlook for 2024. How did we manage to avoid that long-predicted recession? What potential roadblocks are still out there? Listen in for all the details!
2024-01-0224 min
Jello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 17H-PAC reviews some of the events from his long hiatus with the aid of his computer, which is now well.
2024-01-0116 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 16HPAC talks low gas prices and even lower ratings for MNF.
2023-12-0609 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 15HPAC airs his grievances like Frank Costanza, covering topics from fantasy to his evil smelling car.
2023-12-0106 min2023-11-3007 min2023-11-2608 min
Reviewer 2 does geoengineeringHPAC takeover! Overshoot commission - Field"Good afternoon, Reviewer 2 listeners. Some of us at the Healthy Planet Action Coalition (www.healthyplanetaction.org) have noticed that a few months ago Reviewer 2 experienced a security breach orchestrated by archrival Challenging Climate. Now normally we would refrain from taking advantage of poor Reviewer 2, but we sensed an opportunity that we couldn’t resist and decided to jump into the breach with this discussion about the recent report of the Climate Overshoot Commission (COC) between Chris Field, Stanford Professor and advisor to the COC, and Mike MacCracken, HPAC Steering Circle member and former Executive Director of the Office of the US...
2023-11-221h 04Jello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 13HPAC offers up his musings on Thanksgiving, mozzarella, and shampoo.
2023-11-1909 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 12HPAC speculates about homeless people, charity, and happiness on today's show.
2023-11-1009 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XXX: New Refrigerants Deadlines, with ICC’s Jim CikaThe long-awaited, federally mandated switch to A2L refrigerants is now upon us, set to take effect on January 1. Jim Cika of the International Code Council (ICC) returns to HPAC On The Air to update us on the flurry of activities now under way to help our industry prepare for these major related code changes.
2023-11-0222 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 11Today, HPAC gets real about self-love, heartbreak, and cuisine.
2023-10-2914 min2023-10-2207 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 9HPAC goes off in today's show, covering topics from victimhood and blueberries to bratwurst and (golden) bachelors.
2023-10-0808 minHPAC On The AirEPISODE XXIX: Climate Challenge Accepted, with ASHRAE’s Ginger ScogginsHPAC 'On The Air' welcomes back Ginger Scoggins, since June the new 2023-24 President of ASHRAE. A mechanical engineer, Ms. Scoggins is a principal at Engineered Designs Inc., in Cary, NC, and past chair of ASHRAE's Building Headquarters Ad Hoc Committee. She also led ASHRAE's delegation to the United Nations' COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in late 2021. She first appeared on this podcast early last year to help us recap that event.
Here, Ms. Scoggins talks about ASHRAE's newly vital role on the world stage and the vital role next-generation engineers are already playing.
2023-10-0116 min2023-09-2309 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No - Episode 7HPAC digs into an artful display of hors d'oeuvres today on the show, not missing topics like Twizzlers, Peacock, and the return of clothes.
2023-09-1711 min2023-09-1007 min2023-09-0408 minHPAC On The AirEPISODE XXVIII: CyberSecurity Wake-Up Call, with Nick EspinosaOur returning guest this month is Nick Espinosa, a nationally renowned cybersecurity expert, author, podcaster, TEDx speaker and a member of the Forbes Technology Council. In 2015 outside Chicago, Nick started his own consulting firm, Security Fanatics, from which he has been monitoring the broader internet, as well as the Dark Web, and consulting to a number of industries, including our own for engineering and construction. We last spoke to Nick on this podcast in early 2021 and he hosted a webinar for HPAC readers on cybersecurity later that year. He rejoins us now for an always urgent update...
2023-08-3127 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 3HPAC gets real about his problems with bland food, before expressing his opinion about the real reason for the British Empire.
2023-08-2009 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 2Today's show is a short one, yet HPAC finds the time to talk about social media, football, and the possibility of imprisoned presidential nominees.
2023-08-1805 minJello? Hell No!Jello? Hell No! - Episode 1HPAC digs into his hatred for Jello, before touching on the Maui wildfires and his chess tournament this past Saturday.
2023-08-1414 min
2023-08-1300 minHPAC On The AirEPISODE XXVII: Celebrating 10 Years of Clark’s RemarksIn this episode, HPAC 'On the Air' welcomes back environmental engineer Larry Clark, author of our popular Clark's Remarks sustainability column, which this summer is celebrating its 10th anniversary with HPAC Engineering. Based in South Florida, Larry is a small business owner, a longtime member of ASHRAE, and a member of our Editorial Advisory Board. He was also our first guest on this podcast more than two years ago. Here, Larry reflects on both his column and the growth of the sustainability movement over the last tumultuous decade.
2023-07-3119 minHPAC On The AirEPISODE XXVI: Legionella Update, with Dr. Janet StoutIn this episode, HPAC 'On the Air' welcomes Dr. Janet Stout, founder of the Special Pathogens Laboratory and an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering. An infectious disease microbiologist, Dr. Stout is recognized worldwide for her pioneering research in Legionella and now, after three decades, remains on a mission to End Legionnaires’ disease. She updates us here on where that mission is today.
2023-06-1523 minHPAC On The AirEPISODE XXV: Finding The Right Balance, with AMCA’s Mark BublitzIn this episode, HPAC 'On the Air' welcomes Mark Bublitz, new board president of the Air Movement and Control Association, International (AMCA). He discusses the whirlwind of regulatory changes now on the horizon for both commercial and industrial fans and takes us behind the scenes of a truly global association in an era of renewed focus on air movement technology.
2023-04-2023 minHPAC On The AirEPISODE XXIV: Boilers Take Center Stage, with ABMAHPAC 'On the Air' this month welcomes back Scott Lynch, President and CEO of the American Boiler Manufacturers Association, based in Vienna, VA. Scott has served in that role since June of 2014. He is joined by ABMA Director of Communications Shaunica Jayson. Much is going on with the organization this spring and summer, so we asked the two of them to fill us in.
2023-03-2927 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XXIII: Decarbonization in Action, with ASHRAE’s Kent PetersonThis month's guest is Kent Peterson, the new chair of ASHRAE's Task Force on Building Decarbonization, which is now in its second year. In the wake of ASHRAE's Winter Meeting in Atlanta and the recent COP27 Climate Conference in Egypt, we discussed how the task force is now gaining momentum and leveraging the efforts of more than 100 volunteers to share the information it has gathered with every corner of the global society.
2023-02-2823 minHPAC On The AirEPISODE XXII: AHR Expo Preview, with Nicole BushHPAC On The Air's first guest of 2023 is Nicole Bush, press officer for AHR Expo, our industry's premier annual trade show, set to jumpstart the new year next month in Atlanta. Based in Connecticut, the AHR Expo show office runs year-round, so Nicole is here to preview the big event and give us a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at how it all comes together...
2023-01-1722 minHPAC On The AirEPISODE XXI: COP27 Recap with USGBC’s Elizabeth BeardsleyJust back from Egypt, the U.S. Green Building Council's lead emissary to the latest United Nations Climate Conference, aka "COP27", fills us in on the global event's most relevant news for our industry, as well as its likely impact on broader sustainability efforts.
2022-12-2125 minHPAC On The AirEPISODE XX: Pandemic Pulse Check, with ASHRAE’s Bill BahnflethWe are pleased to welcome back this month our first return guest to HPAC On The Air, Dr. William Bahnfleth, P.E., former chair of ASHRAE's recently ended emergency Epidemic Task Force, and current vice chair of the society's Environmental Health Committee. He updates us on the latest pandemic-related guidance for indoor air quality (IAQ) and reflects on the state of our industry as it still strives to make both new and existing buildings healthier for their occupants.
2022-11-2224 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XIX: Honoring the Profession, with ASPE’s Jim ZebrowskiOur guest this month is Jim Zebrowski, P.E., new president of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE), and a plumbing /fire protection engineer with DLR Group. Zebrowski has been an active member of ASPE for 36 years now and was elected to the top spot for a two-year term this September in Indianapolis. He spoke with us about the goals of his presidency and his views on the role of character in all that we do.
2022-10-2420 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XVIII: Construction Technology Outlook, with Burcin KaplanogluOur guest this month is Dr. Burcin Kaplanoglu, VP of Innovation at the new Oracle Industry Lab in Deerfield, IL. An avid technologist blessed with energetic curiosity, Kaplanoglu previously spent 15 years with Lendlease and holds multiple degrees in civil engineering and construction management. Today, he also serves as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University and chairs an advisory committee to the A.I. in Construction Institute at the Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
2022-08-1224 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XVII: Our Smaller World, with ASHRAE’s New PresidentOur guest this month, joining us from Dubai, is the newly elected 2022-2023 President of ASHRAE, Mr. Farooq Mehboob, the society's first Asian-born president. An accomplished mechanical engineer with more than 50 years of industry experience, Mr. Mehboob is the founder and owner of his own engineering firm, S. Mehboob & Co., based in Karachi, Pakistan. There, he is also a founding member and current chair of the Pakistan HVACR Society. Here, he speaks with us about the theme of his presidential year, "Securing Our Future," and the urgent necessity of international cooperation and collaboration among engineers to solve our planet's...
2022-07-2120 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XVI: Refrigerant Standards Update, with ICC’s Jim CikaAs we enter an already steamy summer, our subject this month is refrigerants, and our guest is Jim Cika, director of PMG technical resources for the International Code Council, where he serves as a subject matter expert on plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas and swimming pool and spa codes. Jim represents ICC in federal and state coalitions, task forces, committees, and councils where expertise in I-Code subjects is required. With more than 20 years of industry experience in manufacturing and construction, including time as an HVAC design engineer, he holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in...
2022-06-2419 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XV: Fire Protection Pulse Check, with NFPA President Jim PauleyOur guest this month is Mr. Jim Pauley, President and CEO of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), where he also chairs the NFPA Research Foundation. Prior to joining NFPA in 2014, Pauley had spent 30 years in the electric and energy industry, serving the last several of those years as a Senior Vice President at Schneider Electric. An electrical engineer by training, he has also served the industry in a number of other leadership roles, perhaps most notably as Chair of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
2022-05-2024 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XIV: Updating ASHRAE Standards on Ultraviolet Testing, with Dean SaputaOur guest is Dean Saputa, an HVAC industry veteran of more than 30 years, and vice president and co-founder of UV Resources, based in Santa Clarita, CA. He helped to start that firm in 2005. Saputa also has been very active in ASHRAE, where he is a member of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force and past chair of the group's Technical Committee 2.9 on Ultraviolet Air and Surface Treatment. He is the current chair of ASHRAE Standards Committee 185.2, which has been particularly active since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. Our discussion focuses on that committee's ongoing work, which is...
2022-04-2016 minHPAC On The AirTitle: Episode XIII: ’HPAC On The Air’ Celebrates Women in EngineeringThis month's guest is ASHRAE's Ginger Scoggins, who has run her own engineering firm in Cary, NC, for the last 25 years. She also recently represented ASHRAE at the UN Climate Conference in Scotland, and led the committee overseeing the building of the organization's new Net Zero headquarters outside Atlanta... all during the pandemic!
2022-03-2116 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XII: ASHRAE’s New Focus on DecarbonizationHPAC 'On The Air' welcomes two past presidents of ASHRAE, Dr. Donald Colliver of the University of Kentucky, and Thomas Phoenix, of Mechanical Contractors Inc. in Charlotte NC. Last spring, they were named as co-chairs of ASHRAE's new Task Force for Building Decarbonization (TFBD), an important new effort they will detail for us in this podcast.
2022-02-1426 min
Inside the Boiler RoomSeason 2, Episode #3 - All Eyes on BOILER 2022 - Reasons to Participate, ABMA Interview with HPAC 'On the Air'In this episode, Rob McManamy with HPAC ' On the Air' interviews ABMA's Advisory Committee Chair Eric Graham and event organizer and Marketing Director Shaunica Jayson about ABMA's new show for the boiler supply chain, which is finally at hand. They explain why BOILER 2022 is such a big deal.
2022-02-0122 minHPAC On The AirEpisode XI: Prepare for BOILER 2022, with ABMADelayed by the pandemic, the American Boiler Manufacturers Association's big new show on the supply chain is finally near. ABMA's Shaunica Jayson and Webster Combustion Technology's Eric Graham explain why that's such a big deal.
2022-01-1519 minHPAC On The AirEpisode X: COP26 Report from USGBC‘s Elizabeth BeardsleyOur guest today is Elizabeth Beardsley, senior policy counsel for the U.S. Green Building Council, which she represented in November at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, or 'COP26', for short. A longtime environmental advocate, Liz holds a civil engineering degree from Stanford University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. She speaks here on key COP26 takeaways and also highlights important climate components in the new federal infrastructure funding.
2021-12-0624 minHPAC On The AirEpisode IX: Connecting with ASHRAE President Mick SchwedlerThis month's engaging guest is Mick Schwedler, P.E., the 2021-2022 President of ASHRAE, installed last June. Now in his 40th year at Trane, Mick is passionate about the next generation and ASHRAE's stated commitment to serve humanity, especially during this extraordinary time. Here, we speak with him about ASHRAE's evolving role through the global pandemic and its new focus now on decarbonization and organizational equity and inclusion. Listen and learn how that all fits in to the theme for his ongoing year as society president: “Personal Growth. Global Impact. Feed the Roots.”
2021-11-0320 minHPAC On The AirEpisode VIII: How Cyber Secure Are You? with Nick EspinosaOctober is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so our special guest is online "security fanatic" Nick Espinosa, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America's go-to consultant and a member of the Forbes Technology Council. A sought-after speaker across multiple industries, Nick is a prolific podcaster and social media thought leader focused 24/7 on business vulnerabilities and how to reduce growing cyber risks, both at work and at home. Oh, and if you think your engineering firm has nothing to worry about, you are almost certainly wrong, he says.
2021-10-0427 minHPAC On The AirEpisode VII: Inside the Epidemic Task Force, with Dr. Bill BahnflethThis month, ASHRAE's pandemic point man takes us behind the scenes for a fascinating look at the last 18 months of urgent collaboration, research, recommendations, and now hope, all fueled by a global public health emergency that is still ongoing.
2021-09-0240 minHPAC On The AirEpisode VI: Airborne Health Strategies, with Dr. Linsey MarrIn our new podcast, columnist Larry Clark interviews Virginia Tech engineering Prof. Linsey Marr about her extraordinary year in the COVID spotlight as one of our industry's most quoted (and respected) experts on indoor air quality.
2021-08-0215 minHPAC On The AirEpisode V: Buildings Wellness Check, with Rick FedrizziIn our latest episode, the Carrier alum who co-founded USGBC and helped to launch both LEED and WELL Certification now tells us how "engineers are at the center of the storm" in the post-pandemic race to make buildings healthier.
2021-07-0736 minHPAC On The AirEpisode IV: Riding the Winds of Change with AMCA InternationalIn our latest podcast, AMCA's Mike Ivanovich and Aaron Gunzner discuss the global group's challenging journey through the pandemic and the profound changes that will now shape the future of air movement and control in the built environment.
2021-05-2823 minHPAC On The AirEpisode III: How Boiler Firms Have Survived and Thrived, with Scott LynchIn our latest podcast, ABMA President Scott Lynch talks about the many challenges his group has faced in the last year and the shifting strategies that so far have managed to succeed.
2021-04-1932 minHPAC On The AirEpisode II : Our Year of Living Digitally, with ASHRAE President Chuck GulledgeFor our second podcast, HPAC Engineering's Rob McManamy chats with ASHRAE President Chuck Gulledge, to discuss the international engineering group's extraordinary year of digital transformation during an all-encompassing crisis.
Incredibly, even before 2020, Gulledge had already chosen the "Digital Lighthouse" as the theme of his presidency. Little did he know that we would ALL be living that concept remotely for most of last year and into the foreseeable future. Here, Gulledge reviews how his 53,000-member professional organization and its 198 chapters worldwide pivoted to a new, virtual reality, while opening a new headquarters outside Atlanta, and amassing its expertise to a...
2021-03-1924 minHPAC On The AirEpisode I : The Current State of Sustainability, with Larry ClarkFor our first podcast, HPAC Editor Rob McManamy sits down with the author of Clark's Remarks, our popular bimonthly column on all things sustainability.
2021-02-1617 min
BBS the DocumentaryBBS, The Documentary - part 6 of 8 -- HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking)BBS, The Documentary
Part 5 : HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking)
Hears from some of the users of "underground" BBSes and their unique view of the world of information and computers.
Long before the Internet escaped from the lab, c...
2020-09-2300 min
Documentaries rgxBBS, The Documentary - part 6 of 8 -- HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking)BBS, The Documentary
Part 5 : HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking)
Hears from some of the users of "underground" BBSes and their unique view of the world of information and computers.
Long before the Internet escaped from the lab, c...
2020-01-0100 min
Documentaries rgxBBS, The Documentary - part 6 of 8 -- HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking)BBS, The Documentary
Part 5 : HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking)
Hears from some of the users of "underground" BBSes and their unique view of the world of information and computers.
Long before the Internet escaped from the lab, c...
2020-01-0100 min