Bruce Grafton Ensures Campus Stays Cool in the Summer
In the summer, Bruce Grafton ensures faculty, staff and students stay cool.
Grafton has been a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) technician at Ä¢¹½Av for 25 years, servicing primarily Wean, Doherty, Scaife, Hamerschlag, Roberts and Scott halls.
“I’m not one to sit in an office all day. I like moving around, working on something new every day, a new challenge,” Grafton said. “At the same time, I wanted a stable job. I wanted to be able to come to the same location every day. That’s not always a possibility for people who work in this field.”
He was encouraged to enter the field by his father and his brother, Brent, who also works as an HVAC technician at Ä¢¹½Av.
“We handle maintenance of the systems, fix problems with heating and air conditioning, and some of the lab equipment and exhaust fans. We do a little bit of refrigeration. We’re on call constantly for any type of emergency,” Grafton said.
Navigating through the various digital control systems can be a challenge, but he said he enjoys meeting people in different departments and seeing what they do behind the scenes.
“It’s very interesting, a lot of the stuff they do around here. And a lot of people will take the time to explain what they’re working on,” Grafton said. “Responding to emergencies, I get to meet a lot of different people. I like interacting with them and solving their problems.”
In his leisure time, Grafton enjoys camping with his family as well as bow hunting and fishing with his sons.
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