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The Heat Pump Podcast discusses all things related to heat pumps. We cover: HVAC entrepreneurship, business operations, technology innovations, building science, how policy impacts both contractors and homeowners, and more.
Our goal is to ensure that the transition to heat pumps for heating and cooling is a win for everyone – homeowners, contractors, and the planet – by sharing insights, learnings, and best practices.
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#56 What Heat Pump Commissioning Actually Looks Like — and Where It Gets Hard, with Wes Davis and Brian Feenie
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May 13, 2026 |
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#55 A Shot Across the Bow of the Entire HVAC Supply Chain — Stephen Lake of Jetson
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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#54 Everyone Said It Would Fail — Lessons from Heat Pump Pioneer Sarah Moscatello
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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#53 Top 10 Manual J Lessons from Hundreds of Contractor Onboardings, with Eric Fitz
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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#52 Behind Enemy Lines: Why Chris Morin Trains Building Inspectors (and What It Means for Your Business)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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#51 You Be the Biggest. I'll Be the Best. Scott Libby's Blueprint for a Heat Pump Business Worth Building.
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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#50 What Winning Contractors Do Differently – Stop Competing on Price and Build Real Trust
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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#49 Hey Ed: 35 Years of HVAC Wisdom with Ed Janowiak
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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#48 A blueprint for your website, with Peter Troast
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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#47 3 Startup CEOs on the Future of the Heat Pump Business Model
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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#46 What It Takes to Scale Heat Pumps: A Roundtable with Carrier, Daikin, and LG
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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#45 How to Win on Trust: A Step-by-Step Heat Pump Sales Masterclass with Paul McHugh
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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#44 Test, Don't Guess – How Mitch Bailey Built a Profitable HVAC Business Without Chasing Every Lead
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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#43 Manual J vs. Utility Bills: A Sizing Debate with Nate Adams, Alex Meaney, and Eric Fitz
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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#42 Make It Hard to Buy: How Larry Waters Broke the Standard HVAC Business Playbook
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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#41 The "Uber of Heat Pumps" — DR Richardson on Building Elephant Energy
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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#40 Rolls-Royce Work at Rolls-Royce Prices: Tim De Stasio's Blueprint for High-Performance HVAC
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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#39 Low Overhead and Infinite Scalability: Mike Townsend's Blueprint for the Next Generation of Heat Pump Contractors
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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#38 Flipping Heat Pump Economics with Zero Homes
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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#37 What 10 Years of Monitoring Heat Pumps Taught Nate Adams About Proper HVAC Sizing
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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#36 Design, Diligence, and Differentiation: Lessons from Shawn LeMons
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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#35 The Heat Pump Concierge Model: Turning Utility Programs into Install-Ready Jobs
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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#34 How Stephen Hong Is Building a Heat Pump Business by Saying No to Fast Growth and Bad Installs
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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#33 What Separates Successful Heat Pump Contractors from the Rest, with Jonathan Pires
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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The Heat Pump Business Blueprint: Mike Cappuccio's Guide to Building a Company Worth Buying
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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The Future of Heat Pumps (Hint: It's Air-to-Water) - A Conversation with Ross Trethewey
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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The Contrarian: How Robert Hamerly Built a Thriving Business by Embracing Complexity
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Where Heat Pump Design Gets Fun – Manual S and Beyond with Eric Fitz
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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The Financial Risks of Manual Rebate Workflows (and How to Fix Them) – A Conversation with Samir Pendse
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May 28, 2025 |
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The Conference for Contractors Who Want to Get Heat Pumps Right – with Brent Davidson
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May 21, 2025 |
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Avoid the HVAC Race to the Bottom – With Building Science, Heat Pumps, and Brynn Cooksey
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May 14, 2025 |
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Creating the First New Heat Pump OEM in 60 Years with Paul Lambert
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Corbett Lunsford on Arming Homeowners with the Knowledge they need to get the HVAC systems they deserve
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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The bumps, bruises, and lessons learned of scaling a home performance business to $150M with Chris Nichols
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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The Practice and Philosophy of Building Science – A Discussion with Alex Meaney and Nate Adams
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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The Beauty of Dual Fuel Solutions with Mike Gundersen
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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The Nuances of Heat Pump System Design with Eric Kaiser
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Using Performance Data to Maximize Efficiency and Electrify Homes with John Semmelhack
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Don’t confuse with jargon. Understand through questions. Design and sales advice with Silas Hoeppner
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Rapidly Scaling a Heat Pump Business from 0 to 27 Trucks in Four Years - with Mike Missimer
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Top 10 lessons from the Heat Pump Podcast in 2024
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Mark Kasdorf wants to build a $1B+ heat pump business
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Good COP, Bad COP and heat pumps with Adam Mufich
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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The "Great Heat Pump Revolt of 2025" and how to avoid it, with Steve Rogers
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Jim Bergmann's religious conversion... to heat pumps
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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David Daher prepares to launch a new heat pump-focused business
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Fortunat Mueller explains why solar & heat pumps are a magical combination
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Alex Meaney on the 'gotchas' in heat pump sizing and design
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Peter Troast on how to make your phone ring (aka marketing for heat pump contractors)
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Ilija Crnobrnja explains why BS+CF=HPS (building_science + customer_focus = heat_pump_success)
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Kevin Brenner - From podiatry to perfecting heat pump installs
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Aleisha Stenson follows her passion for ductless heat pumps
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Hal Smith of Halco on the key to building an enduring business
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Joe and Laura Wood on building two premier HVAC brands
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Dominating ductless heat pumps with Mike Cappuccio
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Discovering the secret of heat pumps in Maine with Matt Scott of Dave's World
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May 23, 2024 |