HVAC Boundary Spanners Podcast S02E04: An accelerator for residential decarbonizatiom?
Jul 31, 2024
The discussion centers on the vision for a national business accelerator to boost residential decarbonization. They delve into how low-margin business models obstruct progress, emphasizing the need for education and technical training in heat pump adoption. Seasonal pressures complicate change, yet insights from agricultural models offer pathways for support. The importance of contractor-driven policy ideas and the role of small contractors in driving equity and efficiency are highlighted. Ultimately, the hosts advocate for iterative experiments to refine approaches to decarbonization.
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Business Models Drive Decarbonization
- Residential decarbonization will not scale without deliberate support for contractor business-model change.
- Change requires time, resources, and iterative retooling across every operational step of a business.
Three Miracles: Educate, Sell, Train
- Educate consumers, sell correctly, and train technicians; all three must work together.
- Prioritize the consumer sales process, consumer education, and technical education simultaneously.
Agricultural Extension As A Model
- Unknown Host / Researcher compared needed supports to agricultural extension programs that brought research to farmers.
- He suggested similar local advisory hubs could bridge research, policy, and boots-on-the-ground HVAC practice.