Tag: Heat Pumps

Webinar – Deliver High Performance Heat Pump Retrofits

Deliver High Performance Heat Pump Retrofits

Heat pumps are receiving more attention from our industry and homeowners than ever before. And unless you have a plan for how to retrofit this equipment into existing homes, the results may disappoint you. In this session, David Richardson will layout a blueprint for how you can add High Performance Heat Pump Retrofits to your product offerings and avoid the most common pitfalls.

The following subjects will be covered in this session:

  • What an Olympic shooter can teach us about heat pumps
  • Aiming at the right targets and how to know if you miss them
  • High-Performance Heat Pump Retrofits – What, Why, and How
  • Testing, Design, Installation, and Verification – HP Retrofit Pillars
  • Five Tips to Deliver High-Performance Heat Pump Retrofits
  • Next Steps

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Strengthen your confidence in creating a retrofit heat pump scope of work
  • A process to add High Performance Heat Pump Retrofits to your product offerings
  • Identify and avoid the most common pitfalls to high-performing heat pump retrofits

AUDIENCE

Anyone who wants to learn more about heat pump retrofits done the right way:

  • Owners
  • Managers
  • Salespeople
  • Comfort Consultants

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

David joined National Comfort Institute full time in 2010 as a curriculum developer and trainer. In this role, he develops and teaches practical, real-world training focused on the HVAC and Home Performance industries. He has been involved in Performance-based contracting since 2001. This experience allowed him the opportunity to diagnose and correct many HVAC and Home Performance issues over the past decade. In addition, David writes monthly columns for various industry publications to help increase awareness on the importance of performance testing. David is a regular presenter at many industry conferences working to spread the message of Performance-based contracting. Besides holding all NCI certifications, David has held certifications as a HERS rater, BPI building analyst, and is a BPI field and written exam proctor.

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Thursday, June 4, 202610:00 AM to 11:00 AM

 

Webinar – Cold Climate Heat Pumps: What Two Years of Subarctic Monitoring Taught Us and What It Means for the Northwest

Cold Climate Heat Pumps: What Two Years of Subarctic Monitoring Taught Us and What It Means for the Northwest

Findings from a 2-year monitoring study of air source heat pump retrofits in eighteen residential homes in the subarctic. Attendees will gain practical insights into system performance, common installation and maintenance challenges, and the homeowner experience across multiple heat pump configurations. The session draws connections between field findings and actionable strategies for advancing heat pump adoption across the Northwest.

What you will learn:

  • How air-source heat pumps perform in real-world subarctic conditions
  • What installation, maintenance, and design factors most greatly impacted heat pump performance
  • Key challenges and opportunities for contractors, utilities, and homeowners in scaling heat pump technology

Resources 

The report for the most recently completed project is not yet publicly available. Resources from a previous study funded by the same initiative can be found here: Yukon Cold Climate Heat Pump Field Study

Audience

Ideal for architects, engineers, utility program managers, contractors, policy professionals, students, and anyone with an interest in heat pumps.

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Thursday, April 9, 202610:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Laura Simandl, P.E., P.Eng., M.S., Project Engineer at RDH Building Science

The link above takes you away from the Lighting Design Lab site to a registration page through GoToWebinar. Please email LightingDesignLab@seattle.gov with questions or concerns.

Spokane, WA – Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Join Comfort Ready Home and Gensco on March 25th for a FREE heat pump best practices training.

The training will cover: determining building load & sizing, ensuring sufficient airflow, controls selection and programming, testing for leakage and ensuring proper refrigerant charge and utility incentive program overview.

Lunch will be provided.

Location: Gensco, 5808 E Sharp Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99212

Date and time: Thu, Mar 26, 2026 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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Kennewick, WA – Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Join Comfort Ready Home and Gensco on March 25th for a FREE heat pump best practices training.

The training will cover: determining building load & sizing, ensuring sufficient airflow, controls selection and programming, testing for leakage and ensuring proper refrigerant charge and utility incentive program overview.

Lunch will be provided.

Location: Gensco, 314 N Wilson Pl, Kennewick, WA 99336

Date and time: Wed, Mar 25, 2026 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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Webinar – Fall Advanced Heat Pump Coalition

2025 Fall AHPC Webinar

Details

The Product Council is hosting the Fall Advanced Heat Pump Coalition member webinar. During the webinar, each of the work groups will provide updates on their current activities. The presentations include: WG#1 – Test Procedures and Ratings, WG#2 – Roadmap and Manufacturer Engagement, WG#5 – Connected Commissioning, WG#8 – Dual Fuel Heat Pumps, WG#10 – Heat Pump Program Management, and the Room Heat Pump Collaborative.

 

Scheduled speakers include:

Christopher Dymond and Suzi Asmus, NEEA

Lauren (Morlino) Eagan, Evergreen Energy Partners

Matt Christie and Jackie Albanese, TRC Companies

Mike Hedlund, E Source

Ben Schoenbauer, Center for Energy and Environment

Dave Lis, NEEP

Justin Margolies, Slipstream Group

Elaine Miller, CalMTA

Details
Tue, Nov 04
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
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Central OR – Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

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Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Join Comfort Ready Home on October 9th for a FREE heat pump best practices training. The training will cover: determining building load & sizing, ensuring sufficient airflow, controls selection and programming, testing for leakage and ensuring proper refrigerant charge and utility incentive program overview. Lunch will be provided. To register multiple participants, please email info@comfortreadyhome.com.

Location: Midstate Electric Cooperative, Inc., 16755 Finley Butte Rd, La Pine, OR 97739

Date and time: Thu, Oct 9, 2025 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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Roseburg, OR – Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Join Comfort Ready Home on September 10th for a FREE heat pump best practices training. The training will cover: determining building load & sizing, ensuring sufficient airflow, controls selection and programming, testing for leakage and ensuring proper refrigerant charge and utility incentive program overview. Lunch will be provided. Distributor Reps from: Nest Honeywell Build Products NW To register multiple participants, please email info@comfortreadyhome.com.

Location: Douglas Electric Cooperative, 1981 NE Stephens St, Roseburg, OR 97470

Date and time: Wed, Sep 10, 2025 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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Bozeman, MT – Heat Pumps and Solar in Cold Climates for WAP

Heat Pumps and Solar in Cold Climates for WAP

Dates: October 21, 2025
Meets: Tu from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Montana Weatherization Training Center – Bozeman
Cost:  $300.00

Weatherization programs are mainly concerned with shell work on homes and making sure there is safe and adequate heat and acceptable indoor air quality. In cold climates, A/C was not a common installation in homes, and if it was installed, it was deemed unnecessary to install one with heat pump ability as it could only be used for a short time in the shoulder seasons. Weatherization clients in cold weather climates did not use heat pumps to heat their homes, and helping clients with cooling was not the program’s purpose. For this reason, A/C and heat pump installation have been completely ignored by most cold climate weatherization programs.

As technology marches forward, recent advances have made heat pump technology a viable solution to heating in cold climates. Additionally, due to increased temperatures in the summer and the increased frequency and severity of forest fires, there is a health and safety need to close homes in the summer and be able to cool them with A/C. There is also a steady movement by society to move away from fossil fuels and electrify homes. There are now several reasons for weatherization programs in cold climates to understand heat pump technology and how, when, and where it can be utilized as a heat and cooling source. This portion of the class will be an introduction to the topic with a focus on the basics of refrigeration, site assessment, and what types of systems could be utilized in cold climates. We will have a lab demonstration of several heat pump technologies.

Installing solar PV has not historically been part of WAP programs. Recent federal legislation is unleashing funding for solar panel installation on low-to-moderate-income homes, making much of this money accessible to the income population that WAP serves. There are many avenues by which this money could fall into the hands of weatherization programs, but one way or another, WAP clients will likely have solar panels installed at their homes and Weatherization personnel will be involved at some capacity. This class aims to introduce the topic of solar in WAP with a focus on the basics of solar panels, site assessment, obstacles to installation, and what types of systems can be installed. We will have a lab demonstration of a roof installed system.

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Longview, WA – Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Join Comfort Ready Home on June 12th for a FREE heat pump best practices training. The training will cover: determining building load & sizing, ensuring sufficient airflow, controls selection and programming, testing for leakage and ensuring proper refrigerant charge and utility incentive program overview.

Breakfast will be provided.

To register multiple participants, please email info@comfortreadyhome.com.

Cowlitz PUD Operations – 875 Industrial Way, Longview, WA 98632

Jun 12, 2025 07:00am – Jun 12, 2025 10:00am

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Missoula, MT – Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Best Practices for Heat Pump Installers

Join Comfort Ready Home on April 30th for a FREE heat pump best practices training. The training will cover: determining building load & sizing, ensuring sufficient airflow, controls selection and programming, testing for leakage and ensuring proper refrigerant charge and utility incentive program overview. To register multiple participants, please email info@comfortreadyhome.com.

Location: Missoula Electric Cooperative, Inc., 1700 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59808

Date and time: Wed, Apr 30, 2025 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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