A dozen students were busily bending copper tubing, working together as they measured and mounted it to a wall, each one contributing in their own small way to a cleaner climate.  

The students in Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School’s heating, cooling, air conditioning and refrigeration shop were learning how to install heat pumps, climate control devices of amazing efficiency that promise a better way to heat and cool homes in Greater Fall River.  

The school has received 10 different models of heat pump to practice on, courtesy of a grant from Liberty Utilities and National Grid. Each unit, said Superintendent Brian Bentley, runs around $7,000 to $8,000. 

Read more from Dan Medeiros at heraldnews.com.