HVAC

The use of high performance HVAC equipment can result in considerable energy, emissions, and cost savings (10%-40%). Whole building design coupled with an “extended comfort zone” can produce much greater savings (40%-70%). Extended comfort includes employing concepts such as providing warmer, but drier air using desiccant dehumidification in summer, or cooler air with warmer windows and warmer walls in winter. In addition, high-performance HVAC can provide increased user thermal comfort, and contribute to improved indoor environmental quality (IEQ).

HeatSpring instructors and courses are geared toward high efficiency systems and written for the leaders the industry.

David J. Goldstein Awarded Genius Grant for Multifamily HVAC Solution

Please join us in congratulating David J. Goldstein, the first Genius Grant award recipient for 2021. David is an engineer and an entrepreneur. He has self-funded the development of a new HVAC solution that has potential to make multifamily housing more affordable while increasing occupant comfort and reducing CO2 emissions.

We learned of David’s work through […]

February 24th, 2021|Categories: Boilers, Building Science, Genius Award, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Green Building, Green Roofs, HeatSpring Partners, HVAC Design, Hydronic Heating, Insulation, LEED, Mechanical Engineering, Our Company, Passive House, Passive House, Solar Thermal, Sustainable Building, Zero Net Energy Buildings|Tags: , |
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To Electrify or Not To Electrify? – a new free course

Should we be trying to electrify everything? To help answer that question, we’re excited to present, “To Electrify or Not To Electrify?” a new free course taught by Robb Aldrich and Nicole Ceci from Steven Winter Associates. Their presentation is offered in partnership with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.

About the Course

Should we be trying to electrify […]

December 22nd, 2020|Categories: Building Science, Building Science Corporation, NESEA, Electrical Distribution, Free Courses, Green Building, HVAC Design, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Building, Zero Net Energy Buildings|Tags: , , |
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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 […]

December 22nd, 2020|Categories: Boilers, Building Science Corporation, NESEA, Free Courses, Green Building, Heat Pumps, HVAC Design, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Building, Zero Net Energy Buildings|Tags: , |
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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||
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Zero Net Energy Buildings with Marc Rosenbaum is Back!

I am so excited to announce that renowned Zero Net Energy (ZNE) expert Marc Rosenbaum is back with a newly updated version of his best selling Zero Net Energy Buildings course.

It has been a long hiatus since our last session with Marc Rosenbaum back in 2016 but during its run this was one of our […]

August 7th, 2020|Categories: Building Science, HVAC Design, Insulation, Mechanical Engineering, Passive House, Solar Design & Installation, Sustainable Building, Zero Net Energy Buildings||
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