https://www.theguardian.com/business/ar ... d-and-warm
One of the Good Guys!His digital startup is spreading the word about heat pumps by offering training for installers, information for homeowners – and guaranteed efficiency
When Adam Chapman decided to fit a heat pump in his 97-year-old home last year, there was no shortage of heating engineers willing to do the work. But as the founder of Heat Geek, a startup that matches homeowners with trained installers, he was unlikely to have struggled.
“I was swamped with offers,” he says. The job was done by a small team of vetted, highly skilled installers certified as “Heat Geek Elite” after completing the training offered by Chapman’s startup. They were also good friends.
“In the end it took us eight hours,” Chapman recalls. “And there was a barbecue somewhere in the middle, with some beers.”
Chapman is the original “heat geek” – a heating industry veteran turned blogger who used his social media profile to help installers, and at least a dozen government officials, understand how heat pumps can run more efficiently than any gas boiler.