Heat Pumps


Heat pumps are growing in popularity and are a crucial technology in the move toward electrification.

Advanced Training: If you need to get in depth training on how to market, sell, design or install heat pumps.

New Free Course: Heat Pumps 101

You’re hearing a lot about heat pumps because they are a foundational technology in the plan to meet decarbonization targets. The market for heat pumps will double in the next five years. You should consider how this trend will impact your career or your business.

Learning how they work is a great start. “Heat Pumps 101” […]

May 1st, 2023|Categories: Free Courses, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Heat Pumps||

Provisions Affecting Geothermal Heat Pumps in the Proposed “Inflation Reduction Act”

The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) is the voice of the geothermal heat pump industry in the United States. Below is their summary of the provisions affecting geothermal heat pumps in the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ and a brief outlook on where things will go from here. You can read the full text of the bill here.

Section 25D […]

John Siegenthaler’s Latest Air-to-Water Heat Pump Design

I caught up with John Siegenthaler this week and asked him what he’s working on. His answer didn’t disappoint. Aside from teaching courses on hydronic system design, biomass heating, and air-to-water heat pumps, here are the five things John is most excited about working on this Fall:

Here are some photos and schematic of the air […]

Air-to-Water Heat Pump & Ventilation Retrofit: A New Free Course

Here’s the story of “Finally Fossil-Fuel Free: Air-to-Water Heat Pump & Ventilation Retrofit”, a new free course presented by Brian Just from the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. His presentation is offered in partnership with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.

Air-to-water heat pumps have generated a lot of excitement for their enormous retrofit potential. This case study […]

Are Heat Pumps a Form of Renewable Energy?

It’s common for policymakers to argue that heat pumps are not a form of renewable energy, says John Siegenthaler, instructor of HeatSpring’s Application of Air-to-Water Heat Pumps for Hydronic Heating & Cooling course.

In response to such claims, he argues that heat pumps are indeed renewable sources of energy because they draw from an untapped and […]

October 28th, 2020|Categories: Building Science, Heat Pumps, Hydronic Heating, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Building||