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This column, “LBWA” (Leadership By Wandering Around), is based on the premise that, in order to find out what’s going on in the field, a parks and rec leader has to leave his or her desk and “wander around” the area of operations, talk to people, ask questions, and kick around ideas with the individuals in the thick of delivering services to the public. So the author will bring up issues that may be common to many PRB readers and ask the leaders who are the readers to weigh in and share their knowledge and experiences.
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning—better known as HVAC—is one of those acronyms used frequently, but too often not thought about or understood until the system fails.
However, parks maintenance practitioners and recreation leadership may soon want to give it more attention, especially if future repairs or replacement of these systems are planned. Significant imminent changes in the HVAC industry will impact current and future budgets.