Brian Hayden
Brian Hayden founded HeatSpring Learning Institute in 2007. He's an accredited geothermal installer and creates technical training programs on geothermal and solar systems. HeatSpring has been featured in Business Weeks: America's Top 25 Promising Social Entrepreneurs
August 12th, 2010
Home Energy Efficiency: The Bitter Taste of Low Hanging Fruit
Topics: BOSTON, CleanTech Kingpins, Green Building
I love running a business for contractors and building practitioners because I’m awed by what they do. It’s like magic to me. Have you ever tried to do a home improvement project for yourself? Unless you have the training and … + CONTINUE READING
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July 20th, 2010
Book Report: ‘The Company We Keep’ by John Abrams
Topics: BOSTON, Business Insights, Entrepreneurship
South Mountain Company is a thirty-year-old, employee-owned design and building company on Martha’s Vineyard. One of the company founders, John Abrams, published a book in 2005 that changed the way I define success – and he represents an important demographic … + CONTINUE READING
June 4th, 2010
The Green Jobs Bubble: Why the Coming Backlash Is a Good Thing
Topics: BOSTON, Entrepreneurship, Green Building
There’s going to be a Green Jobs backlash. There…I said it. The manufacturing plant that closed up the road can’t be re-tooled over the course of eighteen months to magically employ the same number of people doing mythical ‘green’ things. … + CONTINUE READING
May 4th, 2010
When it comes to Energy Efficiency, Do We Need Walmart?
Topics: BOSTON, Entrepreneurship, Government Policy, Resource Efficiency
Most of my friends have never heard of Mass SAVE, but my good friend Tom signed up for a Mass SAVE energy audit. The auditor spent half an hour in his place, promised big rebates, and Tom agreed to have … + CONTINUE READING
February 24th, 2010
Demand-Response for the Average Joe
Topics: BOSTON, Business Insights, Government Policy, Resource Efficiency
I was at a training last week at the Connecticut Light & Power headquarters in Berlin, CT. CL&P is a division of Northeast Utilities. The most interesting thing I learned there is that CL&P is working on a residential demand … + CONTINUE READING
February 1st, 2010
Building Efficiency will be BIGGER than Solar in Mass – Part 2
Topics: BOSTON, Government Policy, Green Building, Local Events, Resource Efficiency
Last week, I wrote about how Building Efficiency will be BIGGER than the Solar Industry in Massachusetts, this is a follow up to my original post. With huge money flowing through ‘Cash for Caulkers’ (or HomeStar), Massachusetts DOER, and the … + CONTINUE READING
January 26th, 2010
Building Efficiency will be BIGGER than Solar in Mass – Part 1
Topics: BOSTON, Entrepreneurship, Government Policy, Green Building, Local Events, Resource Efficiency
On January 8th I attended a Breakfast Meeting at Foley Hoag with Phil Giudice, Commissioner of the Massachusset’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER). It was a dynamite presentation that touched on smart grid, solar, biomass, and a variety of other … + CONTINUE READING
January 9th, 2010
Top 3 Trends for New Renewable Energy Companies in 2010
Topics: BOSTON, Entrepreneurship, Industry Insiders, Renewable Energy
This posts comes from our second industry insider, Brian Hayden. Brian adds a unique perspective to the clean tech industry by providing high quality, industry certified renewable energy training to building professionals. I’m looking forward his future posts. 2009 was … + CONTINUE READING
