EP289 Building Confidence: Making HVAC Design Visual With Russ & Connor King and Spencer Rosen of KwikModel (September 2026)

Quotes from the episode:    "The HVAC system is just designed to match the rate at which that home is gaining or losing heat." — Spencer Rosen   "It's part of their job…making sure that the piece of equipment they put in the house matches what the house needs." — Russ King   "Don't split hairs when your job is to shave heads." — Connor King, quoting Russ    What if better HVAC design started not with the equipment, but with a clearer picture of the house?    In this episode of Building HVAC Science, Bill Spohn talks with Russ King, Connor King, and Spencer Rosen about the evolution of KwikModel, the growing connection between HVAC design and energy modeling, and why making buildings visual can make good design more accessible.    Russ explains why accurate load calculations remain fundamental, especially as homes transition from furnaces to heat pumps. Replacing equipment based on what was there before can perpetuate oversizing or create entirely new prob