Technology of Clean Air Class

by Al Veeck, CAFS, NCT II

Al Veeck presents the "Technology of Clean Air" to the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center students

Retired doesn’t always mean inactive and I wanted to always be able to educate the next generation of HVAC&R technicians on the proper application of air filters. In a recent meeting in South Boston, Virginia, a town about 50 miles from my home at Lake Gaston, I met Dr. Betty Adams, Executive Director of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC).

Dr. Adams and her great staff of educators run this unique educational institution that allows individuals in southern Virginia to continue their education in many high-demand technical fields, such as:

• HVAC&R • Welding • Computer Science • Healthcare

This advances Southern Virginia’s economic potential through education, innovation, and collaboration.

The SVHEC provides access to college degrees and job training and is focused on re-tooling Southern Virginia’s rural workforce for jobs.

Mr. Thomas "Chris" Walton, SVHEC HVAC Program Lead Instructor and Maria "Michelle" Newcomb, SVHEC HVAC Program Lab Tech/ Instructor, allowed me to come to their classroom on Wednesday, February 12 and present the Technology of Clean Air to their group of trained HVAC students who are ready to sit for their licensure and begin working in the industry.

My friend and long time NAFA member Jeff Holt, CAFS, NCT of Airflow Products Co., Inc. was kind enough to supply me with some showand-tell filter samples and the group expressed interest in the different types of filters that should be used in residential and light commercial applications. In addition, they had questions about UVC and where and how to utilize this product. Thanks to many years of work with expert Bill Palmer, we were able to relate correct applications of UVC in HVAC units.

All NAFA Members should avail themselves of the great opportunity to give back to the industry and their community by taking time to present the principles of air filtration and its correct application to this new generation of young people.

Airflow Products Co., Inc. donated filters to help teach the class on the proper application of air filters

The mission of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) is to advance southern Virginia’s economic potential through education, innovation, and collaboration.

For more than 30 years, the SVHEC has been helping people in Southern Virginia transform their lives by harnessing the power of education. Through a unique partnership with community colleges and state universities, they are able to provide convenient, affordable access to a wide range of college and career training opportunities in South Boston, Virginia.

The SVHEC has been providing affordable access to education since 1986 when they began operations out of a modest 500 square-foot mobile unit on the grounds of the local high school. Since that time they have become a state agency (2005), and now operate out of two re-purposed tobacco warehouses donated by local benefactors and renovated with community bonds, private donations, historic tax credits and various state and federal grants. For more information about the SVHEC please visit www.svhec.org, or call 434-572-5446, or email info@svhec.org. ■

Al Veeck, CAFS, NCT II, is the retired Executive Director of NAFA and has over 31 years in the air filter industry. He now lives at beautiful Lake Gaston in Virginia with his wife Nancy and is an active Rotarian. He continues to enjoy boating, golfing, building sets for the local theater group in South Hill, and entertaining his 8 grand kids and many friends. You can contact Al at: mvainc1@gmail.com.

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