Call: 626.237.1200 | kaity@hpbapacific.org

Educational Materials

To order any of these helpful educational tools please contact the affiliate office.
kaity@hpbapacific.org
626-237-1200

Fireplace and Stove Glass Safety
Order these brochures to remind customers to be vigilant about safety around their hearth appliances

Technical Reference Manuals and Study Materials for National Fireplace Institute® Certification

  1. Gas Hearth Systems
  2. Woodburning Hearth Systems
  3. Pellet Hearth Systems

These reference materials are invaluable to industry professionals who need to keep up with vital knowledge needed on the job. These tools are unmatched for finding answers to difficult technical questions, as well as essential study materials for professionals preparing for the National Fireplace Institute® certifications.

Member: $129 | Non-Members: $279

Hearth Handbooks for Building Officials:

  1. Gas Hearth Systems
  2. Solid Fuel Hearth System

Both handbooks organize and clarify the world of hearth products – with helpful references to the sometimes difficult to find relevant sections of the major codes:

  • Convenient source for clear, organized information on all major factory produced hearth appliances—fireplaces, fireplace inserts, freestanding stoves, gas logs—and their venting systems
  • Time saving quick reference charts to easily find relevant codes
  • Useful guide to variations in manufacturers’ installation instructions
  • Numerous illustrations, tables and flow charts

$49.95 each| 89.95 for both

Business Management

Hiring, Retaining and Empowering Employees

This guidebook covers the best way to find and keep good employees.

Member: $69 | Non-Members: $219

Professional Service is Profitable: Developing and Managing A Profitable Installation and Service Department 

This book holds the secrets to making your service department the profit center it can be. An appendix full of sample service forms and checklists is included.

Member: $69 | Non-Members: $219

Show Me the Money: Getting Financial Control of Your Business (Finance Part I)

This guide includes the tools to understanding your business, the income statement and balance sheet, and how to use them, as well as demonstrating how to measure financial performance, using financial management ratios, analyzing cash flow, and providing a financial cause and effect road map.

Member: $69 | Non-Members: $219

Chart Your Financial Course for the Future (Finance Part II)

This guide covers essential financial planning tools in order to understand and grow your business.

Member: $129 | Non-Members: $279

Sales & Marketing

HEARTH 101 – Introduction to Hearth Systems

This two-book set, HEARTH 101 is specifically designed to provide basic product and technical information about all major hearth categories in the context of selling. Ideal for new hires.

Member: $89 | Non-Members: $239