{"podcast":{"title":"Did You Know?-The ESCO HVAC Podcast","slug":"did-you-know-the-esco-hvac-podcast-5997887","podcast_index_feed_id":5997887,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/escogroup/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.escogroup.org/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/escogroup/20230130_020159_e1d28a7f2073d22344cad55e2782555f.jpg","author":"ESCO Institute","episode_count":207,"summary":"The ESCO Institute \"Did you Know?\" podcast provides HVACR professionals access to reliable, up-to-date, and relevant information, directly from trusted sources. The world of HVACR has been changing at an exponential rate over the last few years; new SEER ratings, flammable refrigerants, and an array of technological advances. Keeping up with all the changes in regulation, manufacturing, refrigerants and how to properly prepare students and technicians has became daunting. Many of our guests are speakers and exhibitors at the HVAC EXCELLENCE National HVACR Education Conference and represent every sector of the HVACR industry. Thanks for joining in!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T04:19:14.070422+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/did-you-know-the-esco-hvac-podcast-5997887"},"episode":{"title":"If we're not growing....we're dieing - Jeff Howard from Carrier","slug":"if-we-re-not-growing-we-re-dieing-jeff-howard-from-carrier","published_at":"2025-12-12T14:39:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/did-you-know-the-esco-hvac-podcast-5997887/if-we-re-not-growing-we-re-dieing-jeff-howard-from-carrier","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/did-you-know-the-esco-hvac-podcast-5997887","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/escogroup/2371637","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/184912/2371637/escogroup/2025_12_05_21_13_15_84910306-df42-4a7c-8239-a26d07ded72a.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we sit down with Jeff Howard from Carrier to explore their new technical training center at the Indianapolis gas furnace factory. Known as My Learning Center, this state-of-the-art facility is designed to train technicians at every stage of their career — from beginners to seasoned pros. Jeff walks us through the different learning tracks available, including: Foundational Training for building strong core skills Advanced Component Training for deeper system understanding The Symposium Series, featuring topics like psychrometrics , advanced diagnostics, and high-level system behavior We discuss how the center blends in-person instruction with on-demand learning, giving techs flexible ways to grow their knowledge and sharpen their skills. If you’re passionate about HVAC education, technician development, or the future of industry training, this conversation gives you an inside look at one of the most exciting new training resources available.","meta_description":"In this episode, we sit down with Jeff Howard from Carrier to explore their new technical training center at the Indianapolis gas furnace factory. Known a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":936,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/did-you-know-the-esco-hvac-podcast-5997887/episodes/if-we-re-not-growing-we-re-dieing-jeff-howard-from-carrier/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/did-you-know-the-esco-hvac-podcast-5997887/if-we-re-not-growing-we-re-dieing-jeff-howard-from-carrier.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}