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Students from Pennsylvania College of Technology represent one of only five institutions internationally to compete in the Denver Superefficient Housing Challenge, which could result in construction of an energy-efficient demonstration home that they design and document during the current academic year.

Scholarships funded by AGA Students at Pennsylvania College of Technology enrolled in majors related to energy and natural gas career fields can apply for scholarship assistance provided by the American Gas Association.

A recent Pennsylvania College of Technology graduate has been awarded one of seven $5,000 scholarships from the National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals, the second year in a row that he was chosen. Zachary R.

Penn College students got a closer look at industrial-sized cooling systems during a tour of Air Management Technologies in Lewisburg. Juniors in the Advanced HVAC Design class traveled to Air Management Technologies in Lewisburg on Wednesday to experience the workings of a typical mechanical contractor. The visit was arranged by James R.

Wiring the wind turbine are, clockwise from left, Sam Courtney, installation supervisor for Wind Turbines of Ohio, LLC; Jon W. Hart, instructor of building automation technologies/HVAC/electrical; and Paul T. Jordan, a renewable energy technologies major from Williamsport. Sam Courtney checks the readout on the controller, inside a building adjacent to the 80-foot turbine tower, with Wayne E.

The burgeoning career field of building automation technology is explored in the latest video added to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s YouTube Channel. The three-minute video highlights the bachelor-degree major through the eyes of Adam J. Yoder, of Allensville, a 2011 Penn College graduate.

Paul Zell Sr. Services were at the convenience of the family for Paul J. Zell Sr., a retired Penn College faculty member, who died Saturday, Nov. 24. Zell taught plumbing from August 1975-August 1986 in the college's Construction Technology Division (now the School of Construction and Design Technologies).

UGI Utilities Inc., a company serving more than 648,000 natural gas and electric customers in northern, eastern and central Pennsylvania, has established a scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The UGI Utilities Scholarship will provide annual awards of $1,000, beginning in the fall of 2013, to distinguished students while the fund is building to fully endowed status.

Seven students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s construction majors have been awarded a total of $14,500 in varied scholarships, a significant reminder of employers’ support for the college’s sought-after “degrees that work.” “It is a testament to the industries that have provided funding for the educational opportunities of our students,” said Marc E.

Michael Arrico invites Penn College students to "see, touch, break and fix" demonstration boilers. Richard C. Taylor, department head for heating, ventilation and air conditioning, talks with students awaiting a tour. A peek inside Brian T. Cullity discusses efficiency and ecology.