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Diagnostics & Audits

Heat Pumps for Auditors

Thursday, April 20, 2023
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM  
Location: 431-432 (Seattle Convention Center Summit)
Decarbonization & Electrification
CEU Type(s): NATE, ASHI, BPI, INTERNACHI, NARI
  • DW

    Dan Wildenhaus

    Sr Technical Manager - Decarbonization
    Center for Energy and Environment
    West Palm Beach, Florida

  • David Olivas (he/him/his)

    Comfort Ready Home NE Oregon & SE Washington Senior Field Specialist - Training Project Manager
    Evergreen Consulting Group
    Union Gap, Washington

It's time for an energy audit or comfort consult. But all you keep hearing about is the heat pump movement! Where to start and what should you be looking for during a fist visit to help ensure that a heat pump is a solution that matches your client's and potentially your program's needs? In this fast paced and fun session, Dan will outline what he's learned on his personal journey over the last 28 years in the industry, plus some of the top considerations as shared by friends and colleagues currently performing audits for WAP programs, utility programs, market rate assessments, and HVAC comfort consultations. Come prepared to share your questions and your own "Top 3" items that you look for when helping a resident think about heat pumps. The goal of this session will be to workshop Dan's Top Ten considerations during an audit when thinking about heat pumps.

Learning Objectives:

By attending this session, attendees will:
  • Conversant in the primary considerations about whether the house and homeowner are ready for a heat pump
  • Confident in communicating with HVAC installers about the homeowners wants and needs, along with any program guidance to get the best fit system
  • Ready to learn more about the heat pump applications that are most common in your daily job.