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The Bradford White International Technical Excellence Center (iTEC™)
The Bradford White International
Technical Excellence Center
(iTEC™) training facility is an
18,500 sq. ft., LEED Gold
Certifi ed complex, located
adjacent to the company’s
manufacturing facilities in
Middleville, MI. It was built
with the goal of creating a
comfortable, hands-on learning
center with cutting-edge
technologies and building
systems.
The iTEC™ center features a 64
seat, classroom style lecture hall
with stadium seating and a high-
tech audio visual system with
HD cameras, a 5-million BTU
capacity “live-fi re” training lab
with 10 working stations for live
demonstrations and hands-on
learning experiences, an on-
sight business center, a large
conference room, and a full
cafeteria and dining area. At the
heart of the facility is a 4,000-
sq. ft. mechanical room that
showcases an energy effi cient,
variable-frequency drive HVAC
system with boilers, pumps,
heat exchangers, geothermal
equipment, and domestic hot
water tanks.
Committed to the Professional.
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The iTEC™ facility hosts product and sales training events throughout the year for contractors, engineers, wholesale distributors, and sales representatives from around the world.
The iTEC™ facility is also home to Bradford White’s 24/7
warranty and technical service support center. Staffed
by a team of warranty and technical service specialists
who have completed a rigorous and extensive training
program, this facility provides our customers with
expert advice and solutions whenever they need it, 24
hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifi cation - LEED certifi cation is a green building rating system designed to promote design and construction practices that increase profi tability while reducing negative environmental impacts.
• 5-million BTU capacity “live-fi re” training lab with 10 working stations.
• 64 seat, classroom style lecture hall with stadium seating.
• 4,000-sq. ft. mechanical room.
• Rain water harvest system with 30,000-gallon storage capacity that provides the building with non-potable water.
• Solar Thermal panels supply heat and hot water throughout the building.
• Photovoltaic (PV) energy supplements electrical power.
• Products in motion - the whole facility is a working model demonstrating what Bradford White products can do for businesses, homes and industries.
• Large projection screen that can be broadcast to other areas and rooms within the building.
• Audio Visual System with HD cameras for training sessions and video recording.
• Multi-location video conferencing for interactive service calls withon-site technicians.
• Cut-away product examples to give participants an inside view of Bradford White products.
• In-fl oor radiant heating system throughout the building.
• Outside snow-melt radiant system.
Industry professionals interested in visiting Bradford White’s iTEC™ center
or setting up a training seminar are encouraged to contact their local
Bradford White sales representative or fi ll out an online request at www.
bradfordwhite.com/itec.
“Each and every operating component of the building’s mechanical system serves as a training tool. There’s no substitute for seeing these components in operation and seeing how they interconnect; it’s hands-on training in the best sense,” said Dustin Bowerman, Director of Technical Services at Bradford White.
“We set out to build a premier training facility where industry professionals can come and get the best, most advanced, hands-on learning experience possible. We invite contractors, engineers, wholesalers and sales representatives to come to this fabulous facility and learn about our products and hone their skills,” said Bradford White’s President and CEO Nick Giuffre.