John Siegenthaler

P.E., Appropriate Designs

15 courses

4.7 average rating

4,596 students

About

John Siegenthaler, P.E., is a mechanical engineering graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a licensed professional engineer, and Professor Emeritus of Engineering Technology at Mohawk Valley Community College. “Siggy” has over 40 years of experience in designing modern hydronic systems. He is a hall-of-fame member of the Radiant Panel Association, and a presenter at national and international conferences on hydronic and radiant heating. John is principal of Appropriate Designs – a consulting engineering firm in Holland Patent, NY. He is the author of two textbooks: Modern Hydronic Heating 4th Edition., and Heating with Renewable Energy. John currently writes about hydronics technology for several trade publications including: Plumbing&Mechanical, PM Engineer, and Heating,Plumbing, Air Conditioning (HPAC) in Canada.

LinkedIn https://www.hydronicpros.com/

Course subjects

Design & Installation Heat Pumps Air-to-Water Geothermal HVAC Design Hydronics HVAC Building Performance Refrigerants

Featured course

Featured Heat Pumps Design & Installation

Heat Pumps 101

“Heat Pumps 101” is a free course from John Siegenthaler. It takes less than an hour to complete. You’ll learn the very basics of heat pump technology, including heat transfer, refrigeration, and what applications are commonly used.

John Siegenthaler

Course bundles 3

9 Course Bundle Heat Pumps Building Performance

Heat Pump System Design & Installation

This is a series of professional development training courses for HVAC engineers, contractors, project managers, and building owners. Learn to design and install heat pump systems with confidence.

John Siegenthaler and 3 others

7 Course Bundle Heat Pumps Building Performance

Hydronic Heating & Cooling for Residential and Light Commercial Buildings

This bundle of courses is follows the structure of John Siegenthaler's textbook, "Modern Hydronic Heating & Cooling: For Residential and Light Commercial Buildings".

John Siegenthaler and 1 other

2 Course Bundle Heat Pumps

NYS Clean Heat Contractor Training Bundle

The NYS Clean Heat Program provides incentives for participating heat pump installers. You need to complete two courses in order to participate and this is a bundle of both of them.

Brynn Cooksey and 1 other

Courses 15

Mastering Hydronic System Design

This is a rare opportunity to take an advanced hydronic design course with John Siegenthaler. Learn to design state-of-the-art systems that deliver comfort, efficiency, and reliability.

John Siegenthaler

Application of Air-to-Water Heat Pumps for Hydronic Heating & Cooling

This course introduces the technology used in modern air-to-water heat pumps and shows how to build complete systems around them.

John Siegenthaler

Small-Scale Chilled Water Cooling

In other courses we talk a lot about hydronic heating. This course is about using chilled water to provide cooling - you'll learn how these systems work, situations to avoid, and see some example systems.

John Siegenthaler

Air-to-Water Heat Pump Fundamentals

This course describes specific types and applications for air-to-water heat pumps for space heating and cooling in combination with hydronic distribution system.

John Siegenthaler

Air-to-Water Heat Pump Applications

This advanced course for HVAC engineers, salespeople and technicians builds on the "Air-to-Water Heat Pump Fundamentals" course.* You'll learn the technical performance and installation details for air-to-water heat pump systems.

John Siegenthaler

Hydronic Distribution Systems for Heat Pumps

This course explains the how hydronic heat emitters & distribution systems for heat pumps work. We'll dive into the weeds and look at example systems. It was designed for HVAC engineers, salespeople, and technicians.

John Siegenthaler

Building Performance

Hydronic-Based Biomass Heating Systems

This comprehensive 10-week course, developed in partnership with the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC), is a unique opportunity for professionals to learn from an industry expert and take their skills to the next level.

John Siegenthaler

Heat Pump System Fundamentals

If you only take one heat pump training in your life, this is the one. Instructor John Siegenthaler wants this course to be your launching off point for more specialized heat pump training you will find in other courses.

John Siegenthaler

Heat Pumps 101

“Heat Pumps 101” is a free course from John Siegenthaler. It takes less than an hour to complete. You’ll learn the very basics of heat pump technology, including heat transfer, refrigeration, and what applications are commonly used.

John Siegenthaler

Building Performance

Hydronics for High Efficiency Biomass Boilers

This course examines best practices for combining modern, high efficiency wood-fired boilers with hydronic distribution systems.

John Siegenthaler

Achieving Hydraulic Separation in Hydronic Systems

This lecture will outline 4 different methods for providing hydraulic separation, some of which may reduce the installation and operating cost of a system.

John Siegenthaler

The Importance of Low-Temperature Distribution Systems

In this lecture, hydronics expert John Siegenthaler explains the importance of low water temperature heat emitters and distribution designs in modern hydronic systems.

John Siegenthaler

Building Performance

Temperature Stacking in Thermal Storage for Biomass Heating Systems

This free lecture describes a unique method of managing the operation of biomass-fueled as well as auxiliary boilers for optimum system performance.

John Siegenthaler

Low Temperature Heat Emitter Options in Hydronic Systems

According to John Siegenthaler, The future of hydronic heating is low water temperature-- necessary to optimize the performance of condensing boilers, heat pumps, and solar thermal collectors.

John Siegenthaler

Building Performance

Protection Considerations for Wood Gasification Boilers + PDF Tutorial

John Siegenthaler discusses the protection of wood gasification boilers through a 58 minute lecture, and a free PDF tutorial.

John Siegenthaler

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