https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-importance-of-mentoring-in-building-science-and-in-life/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Tue, 16 Jul 2013 03:11:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-importance-of-mentoring-in-building-science-and-in-life/#comment-5921 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 03:11:16 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-importance-of-mentoring-in-building-science-and-in-life#comment-5921 I’ve had great luck in having
I’ve had great luck in having 3 exceptional mentors and access to others not afraid to share their expertiese. 
 
fresh after passing state rater’s test, I was hired by a guy in charge of weatherization of 3 parishes in my state. he hired me as the building inspector. by the time I left weatherization…we had done so well together, that the area we served had increased to 5 parishes. 
 
I also met one of the educators for ASHI. This man took me on new construction inspections & showed me things I still to this day automatically look for. 
 
the third person has strong construction, hvac & insulation background. he has shared his expertiese freely with me. 
 
locally there are hvac contractors, insulation contractors etc that I can call upon for answers to specific & what if questions. 
 
IMO developing these relationships helps both myself & the contractor. 
 
my three mentors taught me the value of sharing what I’ve learned. 
 
and I know that I can call any of these people and just shoot the breeze, ask questions & share experiences. its a great relationship for all involved. 
 
while there are those people who sit on what they know & don’t share with anyone…in my experience these are in the minority. 
or maybe like minded people identify each other easily..and tend to surround themselves with the same. 
 
I’ve even had the luck to call buildingscience & Joe answer the phone…who knew he answered the phone???  
 
for me, its all about freely sharing info, exchanging ideas & NOT worrying that I’m teaching someone to do my job better than I do it… 
once the realization that no one knows everything is understood, then job security is that you continue to learn…and share. 
 
just my opinion!!

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