WaterFurnace has donated a geothermal unit to Ivy Tech−Northeast to be used for instructional purposes in the HVAC curriculum. It has been installed in the Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center Talent Initiative HVAC Laboratory located at Ivy Tech’s North Campus (4900 Saint Joe Road.)

This was made possible by Tim Shields, chairman of the board for WaterFurnace; Tom Huntington, president and CEO of WaterFurnace; Jim Poiry, friend of Ivy Tech; John Walter, dean of Schools of Technology and Applied Science and Engineering Technology; and James Brunson, instructor and department chair of the Construction Technology department. Others involved include Dave Butler, assistant director of facilities; John Hess, associate professor of Construction Technology; and Scott Applegate, owner of Applegate Mechanical.

“We are very grateful to Tim Shields, Tom Huntington and everyone else at WaterFurnace for their generous donation,” said Ivy Tech Chancellor Jerrilee K. Mosier, Ed.D. “This geothermal unit will be a great educational tool for our students in the HVAC program.”

The unit will be utilized prominently in HVAC 205, “Heat Pump Systems,” two sections of which were offered this fall. HVAC is one of five new programs Ivy Tech is offering this fall.

For more information contact James Brunson, department chair of Construction Technology at 260-480-4247 or jbrunson3@ivytech.edu.

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