This all day breakout on the training stage is specifically for HVAC and plumbing contractors. Learn from experts for end to end knowledge from addressing customer objections to detailed sizing techniques, and get certified for TECH Clean CA's new heat pump water heater rebate program.
Opening the Summit with title sponsor PACE Supply and distinguished keynote speaker Panama Bartholomy
// Panama Bartholomy of Building Decarbonization Coalition, Steve Dockerty of PACE Supply
Larry and the Electrify My Home team have been selling only heat pumps for air and water for many years. He will share hard learned lessons for creating comfortable homes in air and water, happy customers, and the lightest impact on the grid.
// Larry Waters, President at Electrify My Home
Ben Knopp's heat pump obsession goes back over a decade to engineering heat pump technology at Daikin. Since then he's designed and advised on hundreds of heat pump installations, and will go detailed from initial heat load sizing to performance testing and verification.
// Benjamin Knopp, project manager and building engineer from Community Housing Partners
Visit exhibitor tables of companies, rebate implementers, and utilities.
Jason has a passion for helping people and getting them to succeed at their NEXT LEVEL! He rose from warehouse shop cleaner to a top salesperson producing as much as $3.8 million in revenue per year with a closing average of 65-70%. In this session Jason will give a one hour version of his multi day courses covering seven key areas where most sales professionals leave money on the table, and what you can do to close those sales.
// Jason Walker AKA Jay Dub Money Maker - Jason's YouTube
Which programs are active, how do do they last, can we stack them...? Come understand the different offerings from TECH Clean CA, Golden State Rebates, Comfortably California, and Clean Energy Connection
Visit exhibitor tables of companies, rebate implementers, and utilities.
Joe Medosch and MeasureQuick will be providing a detailed look as to why commissioning is critical for any fully ducted heat pump installation, and how to perform it correctly. He will also address two of the most common failures - not so fast - come to the session and learn about the entire installation process.
// Joe Medosch, Client Success Manager at MeasureQuick | Dan Perunko, President of Balance Point Home Performance
The Summit is gathering rebate issuing organizations to get your questions answered and companies enrolled via exhibit tables and Q&A sessions.
Final call for speakers! To speak or suggest topics, email contact@heatpumpsummit.org Sessions subject to change.
Opening the Summit with title sponsor PACE Supply and distinguished keynote speaker Panama Bartholomy
// Panama Bartholomy of Building Decarbonization Coalition
Since heating and hot water consumes 2/3rds of home energy, what will happen on cold winter mornings and evenings when we electrify heating and hot water? To achieve California’s clean energy goals at lowest cost, the future of HVAC and water heating has to be smart, connected and able to provide grid services like load shifting and demand response.
// Jane Melia of Harvest Thermal, Matt Golden of Recurve, Rafael Reyes of Peninsula Clean Energy
Heat pumps bring innovation and higher precision technology to the home. Demand response and flexible load programs bring innovation to the grid. How do smart thermostats maximize these new innovations for home owner and contractors?
// Will Baker, Google Nest
How can you leverage all available incentive offerings into a simple sale for a customer? Panel discusses financing barriers like upfront costs and how different players are addressing those. Hear from a rebate provider and new startups offering software to simplify the process.
// Samir Pendse of Coral, Blake Herrschaft of Peninsula Clean Energy, Aimee Bailey of RockRabbit.ai
// Charles Cormany, Executive Director at Efficiency First California & Creator of the Clean Energy Connection
Visit exhibitor tables of companies, rebate implementers, and utilities.
Where is the next wave of innovation coming from in heat pumps? Will new AI and mobile software transform your work? What new performance gains in hardware can still be achieved? Join a cross section of the industry from startups in hardware and software to an established manufacturer for a discussion that will dive into what new tech you can use today and what you can expect to hit the market soon.
// TJ Wheeler of Friedrich, Paul Lambert of Quilt, Phil Krinner of Arch
How simple electrification upgrades create cascading problems throughout a customer's electrification journey, and what heat pump air and water heater installers can do to avoid this pain and close the sale.
// Tom Kabat, Energy Engineer
Taylor brings building science and thermal systems expertise from SPAN as the Electrification Products Lead, founder of heat pump startup Stow, and more. He'll discuss how smart electrical panels can streamline the switch from gas to electric appliances.
// Taylor Keep, SPAN
Visit exhibitor tables of companies, rebate implementers, and utilities.
Success and failures in a critical sale. How heat pumps can fit into the typical change out.
// Eric Kaiser of TruTech Tools, Ben Foster of Barnett Plumbing
Given the current tailwinds of decarbonization and electrification, the HVAC industry must embrace this opportunistic intersection with advanced HP solutions that serve consumers while meeting the environmental and sustainability goals of government. This session will summarize the initiatives for electrification and the available solutions that maximize savings, comfort, and serve to stabilize the grid along with using low GWP refrigerants.
Presented by Daikin Comfort Technologies, a summit supporter.
// J. Kelly Hearnsberger, Vice President, Advanced Product Marketing & Innovation
Wrap the day with the Heat Pump Summit organizers
Food and drink with attendees and sponsors.
Join manufacturers for a deeper dive into their products in the breakout classroom.
Email contact@heatpumpsummit.org to find out more