Eugene Silberstein

Since entering the HVAC industry in 1980, Eugene Silberstein has taken on many roles, ranging from field technician and system designer to company owner, teacher, administrator, consultant, and author. Eugene is currently the director of technical education and standards at the ESCO Institute. He has 25 years of teaching experience and has taught air conditioning and refrigeration in high school vocational programs, proprietary post-secondary institutions, and community colleges. In December...See more

Since entering the HVAC industry in 1980, Eugene Silberstein has taken on many roles, ranging from field technician and system designer to company owner, teacher, administrator, consultant, and author. Eugene is currently the director of technical education and standards at the ESCO Institute. He has 25 years of teaching experience and has taught air conditioning and refrigeration in high school vocational programs, proprietary post-secondary institutions, and community colleges. In December 2015, Eugene retired from his tenured teaching position at Suffolk County Community College, in Brentwood, New York, to join the ESCO Group and relocate to Southern California. He earned a dual bachelor's degree from The City College of New York and a Master of Science degree from Stony Brook University, where he specialized in energy and environmental systems, studying renewable and sustainable energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and hydropower. He earned his Certified Master HVAC/R Educator (CMHE) credential from HVAC Excellence and the ESCO Group in 2010. Eugene also carries ASHRAE's BEAP credential, which classifies him as a Building Energy Assessment Professional, and he is an active member of many industry societies. Eugene has served as the subject matter expert on more than fifteen HVAC-related educational projects. His most notable work is Cengage Learning's REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY title, which is now entering its Ninth Edition (2021). This book is used in more than 1,000 schools in the U.S. and abroad to help individuals master the skills they need to install, service, troubleshoot, and design HVAC/R equipment. See less