I've been reading a book called Cool: How Air Conditioning Changed Everything, and it got me interested once again in the history of air conditioning and refrigeration. Like many things, the people who are credited with “inventing” are the ones dogged enough to make an idea commercially successful, not the idealists forever tucked away in the […]

A few years ago, a friend of mine, Clive Mitchell, aka Big Clive, explained the Dunning-Kruger concept while he was a guest on my YouTube-based podcast, “HVAC Overtime.” Clive is another content creator on YouTube specializing in technical videos where he reverse-engineers electronic devices. Clive has a very analytical mind; he sees patterns in people […]

Title: NATE Testing & Review Description: Bryan Orr with HVACRSchool.com will offer a general, technical NATE review from 8am-11:30am and proctor a session of North American Technician Excellence (NATE) technician certification testing in the afternoon from 1pm-5pm. The Review will cover elements of the CORE, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump exams and how the concepts apply […]