# Using Efficient Heat Pumps to Cut CO2 Emissions with Paul Lambert, Founder and CEO of Quilt

- Show: [Hardware to Save a Planet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet)
- Published: 2023-08-31
- Length: 41m
- Episode: 34
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-08-31-using-efficient-heat-pumps-to-cut-co2-emissions-with-paul-lambert-founder-and-ce
- Listen: https://podcasts.fame.so/e/4n9vz908-paul-lambert-using-efficient-heat-pumps

## Summary

Paul Lambert, Founder and CEO of Quilt, explains how his company is reinventing home heating by replacing inefficient central HVAC systems with a distributed network of ductless heat pumps. He details the technical and user experience failures of current mini-split systems and central ducted heat pumps, which often require costly duct modifications and suffer from poor comfort control. Lambert discusses Quilt's strategy to accelerate adoption by offering a superior product that integrates smart algorithms for occupancy and thermal modeling, alongside a direct-to-consumer sales and installation model to remove industry friction.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-08-31-using-efficient-heat-pumps-to-cut-co2-emissions-with-paul-lambert-founder-and-ce#t=3) Introduction and Paul Lambert's Background
- [1:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-08-31-using-efficient-heat-pumps-to-cut-co2-emissions-with-paul-lambert-founder-and-ce#t=112) Motivation: From Google Area 120 to Climate
- [10:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-08-31-using-efficient-heat-pumps-to-cut-co2-emissions-with-paul-lambert-founder-and-ce#t=620) The Problem with Current Heat Pump Options
- [21:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-08-31-using-efficient-heat-pumps-to-cut-co2-emissions-with-paul-lambert-founder-and-ce#t=1313) Quilt's Distributed System and Smart Algorithms
- [26:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-08-31-using-efficient-heat-pumps-to-cut-co2-emissions-with-paul-lambert-founder-and-ce#t=1581) Reinventing the Purchase and Installation Experience
- [29:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-08-31-using-efficient-heat-pumps-to-cut-co2-emissions-with-paul-lambert-founder-and-ce#t=1790) IRA Incentives and Hardware Development Status
- [33:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-08-31-using-efficient-heat-pumps-to-cut-co2-emissions-with-paul-lambert-founder-and-ce#t=1993) Future Vision and Advice for Climate Entrepreneurs

## Topics

- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Quilt (product)
- Google (company)
- Area 120 (company)
- Twitter (company)
- Learn Dot (company)
- Mitsubishi (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Model S (product)
- Nest (product)
- Bayren (company)
- Peninsula Clean Energy (company)
- Lower Carbon Capital (company)
- Gradient Ventures (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Getting heat pumps right](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-11-14-getting-heat-pumps-right) (Catalyst)
- [Unleashing the magic of heat pumps](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-11-10-unleashing-the-magic-of-heat-pumps) (Catalyst)
- [HIBT Lab! BlocPower: Donnel Baird](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2022-07-07-hibt-lab-blocpower-donnel-baird) (How I Built This)
- [Unlocking hyper-efficient cooling](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-03-03-unlocking-hyper-efficient-cooling) (Catalyst)
- [The pace of home electrification](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2023-10-19-the-pace-of-home-electrification) (Catalyst)

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