Getting Comfortable with
Next Gen RTU Startup
Hosted by Next Gen Rooftop Unit initiative from the Efficient Technology Accelerator (ETA).
This half-day training will include two sessions. Session one, from 8:00 - 9:30, will introduce heat pump RTUs and ERVs, showing contractors how to highlight their benefits to customers and identify upselling opportunities. Session two, from 10:00 -11:30, will walk attendees through the practical application of startup.
The training will reinforce foundational knowledge while equipping contractors with strategies and tools to improve performance, reduce issues in the field, and strengthen customer communication.
This training is built for working contractors. Attendees are encouraged to bring a tablet for hands-on activity.
Join us for a morning of free breakfast, technology education, and ways to boost your business.
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The training will reinforce foundational knowledge while equipping contractors with strategies and tools to improve performance, reduce issues in the field, and strengthen customer communication.
This training is built for working contractors. Attendees are encouraged to bring a tablet for hands-on activity.
Join us for a morning of free breakfast, technology education, and ways to boost your business.
To keep receiving updates on future trainings, resources, or partnership opportunities, sign up for email updates.
DATES & LocationS
This training is offered in multiple locations. Choose the date and location that works best for you during registration.
February 17 - virtual or in person
⟟ Elk River, MN
March 24 - virtual or in person
⟟ Shoreview, MN
⟟ Elk River, MN
March 24 - virtual or in person
⟟ Shoreview, MN
QUESTIONS?
For questions or other inquiries, please contact our team at [email protected] or visit our website at www.nextgenrtus.org.
Thank you to our host partners.
Schedule & Topics
07:45 AM - 08:00 AM
Check in and light breakfast
08:00 AM - 9:30AM
Training Session
Session 1: Heat Pump RTUs and ERVs: How to support customers’ energy goals with efficient RTUs
• Brief overview of dual fuel heat pump RTUs and ERVs
• Benefits to building owners and occupants including energy and bill savings
• Utility rebates and cost share programs
• Brief overview of dual fuel heat pump RTUs and ERVs
• Benefits to building owners and occupants including energy and bill savings
• Utility rebates and cost share programs
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Break, networking, and coffee
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Session 2: Startup for Next Gen RTUs
• Understanding default RTU control logic
• Build confidence in reading and applying manufacturer manuals
• Explore available tools and resources
• Learn about practical strategies to reduce callbacks
• Understanding default RTU control logic
• Build confidence in reading and applying manufacturer manuals
• Explore available tools and resources
• Learn about practical strategies to reduce callbacks
Meet the Trainer
Ian Swanson | [email protected]
As RTU Channel Manager, Ian works with commercial HVAC partners on education and training for CEE's services and projects.
Ian has worked as an installer, designer, and consultant in the HVAC industry and has two decades of teaching and training experience.
Ian attended Dunwoody College for trade school, Bethel Mennonite College for his undergraduate and the College of St. Scholastica for graduate school.
Who we are
Next Gen Rooftop Units strives to advance the performance of next gen rooftop units to meet the growing demand for energy efficient and sustainable building solutions. Through strategic activities and partnerships, we hope to advance commercial standards and establish next gen RTUs as a preferred choice in the industry. Our goal is to help deliver energy efficiency and emission reduction goals where the market needs support, driving long-term sustainability in commercial buildings.
Minnesota’s Efficient Technology Accelerator (ETA) is a partnership funded by the state’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs), administered by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources (DER), and implemented by Center for Energy and Environment (CEE).
Minnesota’s Efficient Technology Accelerator (ETA) is a partnership funded by the state’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs), administered by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources (DER), and implemented by Center for Energy and Environment (CEE).
We look forward to hosting you!