Couldn't Have Done This Without Help From Harvard's Climate Initiative

User: nfpco@charter.net

Vendor: Drive Green - Green Energy Consumers Alliance

Action: 2583 - Heating & Cooling with Heat Pumps

We do not hire contractors for house projects easily. So we know that we would not have installed a ducted heat pump without the help from our Harvard Energy Coach. He was very responsive and gave us the confidence to move ahead. Our oil furnace and  air conditioner were close to 40 years old and we knew we needed to do something soon. After attending the meeting at the General Store in early 2023, we moved forward, starting with the free energy audit and more insulation (most of which was paid for by MassSave).

Our coach provided us with a list of heat pump contractors who had done work in this area and recommended that we get proposals from 5 contractors. He said we would learn something different from each contractor, and he was right. Most of the proposals came in with similar equipment and pricing, so we narrrowed the list down to two to focus on. We ended up choosing Advanced Mechanical Devices because we liked the people that came to the house and that we talked to in the office. We highly recommend AMD.

We are very happy with our new equipment and how it has heated the house this winter (2024). We expect to be happy with the air conditioning, this summer, as well. We got about $5k in rebates from MassSave and it looks like we'll get at least $2600 in tax credits. We also worked with Workers Credit Union to get a no-interest loan that covered the work we had done. They were very easy to work with - and quick!