2016 Faculty Boot Camp was an Over-the-Top Success

Sixteen faculty members from as many universities came to the P1 Group, Inc. in Lenexa, KS in June for a three-day crash course in mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems (M-E-P) – the 2016 Mechanical-Electrical Academic Consortium’s (MEAC) Faculty Training Camp.

The Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF) co-sponsored the conference with Electri International of the National Electrical Contractors Association.

The educational sessions, led by Prof. Mike Feutz of Ferris State University, Prof. Tim Wentz of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Prof. Lori Brown of California State University, Chico and Prof. Shannon Nicklaus of Pittsburg State University (Kansas), covered mechanical systems and properties; plumbing systems and equipment; testing, balancing and commissioning; estimating; scheduling; high performance contracting; electrical fundamentals; power distribution; systems; lighting; and electrical estimating and scheduling.

All the sessions were designed to brief faculty on M-E-P basics and suggest effective ways to teach the information to students. The P1 Group not only hosted the conference this year, but also arranged tours of its fabrication facility and a new addition to the Olathe Medical Center that’s under construction. Thanks to the P1 Group for hosting the conference and arranging the tours, Shannon Nicklaus for organizing the conference and to MCERF and Electri International for their financial support!