Did You Know?-The ESCO HVAC Podcast

In this candid follow-up to our impromptu conversation at the 2026 National HVACR Education Conference, we bring together technicians, trainers, reclaimers and refrigerant management experts to tackle one of the most pressing issues facing our industry. With only about 3% of refrigerant making it back to a reclaimer and the next HFC phase-down step approaching in 2029, the pa...

In this eye-opening and timely episode, we chat with Vic Marinich from Danfoss about the scale of data center construction and look at them from a technician's perspective. We dig into the massive cooling demands behind these facilities and the opportunities they're creating for contractors across the HVAC industry.

We explore:

• The needs of today's data centers,...

In this energetic, on-location episode, we head to the 2026 United Association ITP Week and Apprenticeship Competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Clifton sits down with Ryan, last year's international competition winner turned mentor, and a table full of fourth- and fifth-year apprentices from across the U.S. and Canada. We dig into what it really takes to compete at the state, ...