Circularity starts with recognizing the value in what you already have, and Tiffany Waymer knows it firsthand. By returning scrap aluminum to suppliers for remelting, Tiffany is turning existing resources into high-quality product. She's also proving the same principle applies to people. Following a career break, she has thrived at Trane Technologies, earning the 2024 Floyd C. Hayes Author/Presenter Award for her work on pathways to net-zero emissions in manufacturing and materials production. Sustainable thinking, like great talent, is always worth reclaiming.
Sixteen years ago, Chris Jones chose a career path that offered growth, challenge and real-world impact and he's still energized by that decision today. From the Graduate Training Program to leading Energy Services sales across the Northeast, he's helping customers solve complex challenges, advancing sustainability and showing what's possible with the support of a collaborative, people-first culture.
When Cody joined us through the HVAC Technician Apprenticeship Program three years ago, he stepped in with one simple goal: keep learning. Since then, every challenge, every module and every hands‑on moment has fueled his growth. Now, as a graduate of the program, that same curiosity continues to push him forward as a Service Technician. And it's exactly this mindset to always embrace learning that shapes our culture and the future of the HVAC industry. #weboldlygo
In 1926, Reuben Trane had a problem: he'd invented revolutionary heating technology but needed people who could explain it to customers. His solution was the Graduate Training Program. A century later, our GTP is a five-month experience that turns new hires into confident, knowledgeable sales account managers. Here's to 100 years of the GTP and the next generation of bold thinkers ready to challenge what's possible.
Behind every patent is a visionary who believes anything is possible. This National Inventors Month, we're celebrating the inspiring minds at our India Engineering and Technology Center—recently recognized with 27 patents, 3 trade secrets, 7 exceptional disclosures and special honors. Here's to every innovator challenging what's possible for a more sustainable world!
Alessandra Hammond has a simple way of describing her team's complex work: they are the connectors and the enablers. As the global business operations lead for Integrated Supply Chain, she is responsible for aligning people, processes and data to turn strategy into action. For Alessandra, sustainability is not something you report once a year. It is something you build into how you work every single day.
STARs are an important part of our workforce, and when you look at the leaders running our stores, training the next generation and driving innovation, a lot of them got here without a four-year degree. That's a choice we keep making to create opportunities for our team members Skilled Through Alternative Routes. See what's possible when skills lead the way.
With a background in video game development, finance and machine learning, Marc-Olivier Fouqué brings a creative approach to solving complex challenges at BrainBox AI by Trane Technologies. He uses advanced technology to make buildings smarter. Discover how his work helps reduce energy consumption, lower operating costs and contribute to a more sustainable world.
Innovation is powered by diverse perspectives, and we see that every day across our business. Last fall at Fetranslog in Brazil, one of the region's premier transport and logistics events, Patricia Correa of Thermo King Latin America took the stage alongside influential women helping shape the future of the cold chain. It's one example of the impact our people are making — and the sustainable future we're working to achieve.
Materials engineer Tiffany Waymer does not see scrap metal as waste. She sees material with value that can be reclaimed, remelted and put back into our products, a mindset that has helped her team increase recycled content to 84% in three years. Read Tiffany's story to see how we're using materials more wisely and growing the impact of our circular solutions.
