About Brian Hayden

HeatSpring co-founder. You can reach me directly at bhayden @ heatspring.com or 800-393-2044 x1.

New Solar Onboarding Course – Free for Members & Their Guests

We need more good people in the solar industry. If you know somebody ready to jump in, here’s a fun way to help them to be successful:

Starting today, for a limited time, “Solar Onboarding 101 for Non-Solar Professionals” is free for HeatSpring Members and their guests. Members can give the class for free to somebody […]

Map of Heat Pump Products & Applications

This is the final video in the Heat Pump 101 series from instructor and author, John Siegenthaler, P.E.. “Air-to-Water Heat Pumps” was the previous lesson in the series. You can enroll in John’s Heat Pump 101 course for free to learn the very basics of heat pumps in less than an hour.

A wide range of […]

July 25th, 2023|Categories: Free Courses, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Heat Pumps, HVAC Design, Hydronic Heating, Mechanical Engineering||

Leadership in Utility-Scale Solar Construction

I want to share some interesting stats about jobs in utility-scale solar, from IREC’s Annual Solar Job Census, which they’ve just published in July 2023:

65% of all solar jobs are doing installation & project development work, and about half of those jobs are on bigger projects: commercial and utility-scale solar.

97% of solar companies say […]

Is it time to offer Virtual Service Contracts for your HVAC customers?

Dan Dempsey spent years at Carrier developing analytical tools to diagnose HVAC systems, and today he consults with his family’s Ohio-based HVAC business.

Dan is sharing the biggest opportunities and threats he sees for HVAC businesses in a two-part series. In part one, Dan talked about how to prepare for the new refrigerants that are coming […]

June 28th, 2023|Categories: Building Automation, Heat Pumps, HVAC Design||

Residential Solar O&M Course Now Free With HeatSpring Membership

Starting today, for a limited time, Keith Rohman’s “Residential Field Operations & Maintenance” is included with your HeatSpring Membership. This is the practical residential solar O&M course you have been looking for, and it counts for NABCEP credit, too. Membership is an inexpensive way to access premium courses that usually cost more, including:

Electric Utility Distrubution […]

June 27th, 2023|Categories: Membership, Operations & Maintenance, Solar Design & Installation, Solar miscellaneous||