Forge
Regional · 66 Rowe St, Auburndale, MA 02466, USA
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- 31 reviews in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 8 customer photosOf completed work
Highlights
- Mentioned on Reddit — 9 mentions across 4 subreddits, mostly positive
- System design — least-invasive plans and detailed sizing calculations praised
- Tidy crews — rooms left cleaner than found, swept daily
- Mass Save paperwork — company files rebates and credits them upfront
- Competitive quoting — chosen over four or five rival bids repeatedly
- Schedule reliability — recent jobs finished ahead of the projected date
- Permit close-out — an earlier customer reported permits left unclosed
- Rebate filing delay — one past reviewer cited slow paperwork turnaround
- Review attribution — one five-star comment recommends a differently named company
Forge does one thing: heat pumps. Not furnaces, not boilers — heat pumps, and across 112 Google ratings averaging 4.9, the narrow focus reads as deliberate. The company works out of Auburndale and takes on whole-home conversions as readily as a single ductless head. The design stage is what recent reviewers keep circling back to. Homeowners describe shopping the job hard and landing here anyway — one collected fourteen quotes across five vendors before choosing Forge for the fastest responses and the most specific calculations; another, working on a 160-year-old house, said the designer's plan was the least invasive of the five quotes they gathered, and the price the most reasonable. A third vetted five HVAC companies and got four walkthroughs before a complicated install. The crews take the other half of the credit, and the repeating detail is housekeeping: rooms left cleaner than they were found, work areas swept at the end of each day, lines routed where the homeowner asked. Several recent jobs finished ahead of the projected date. The scope runs wider than one mini-split, too — whole-home ducted conversions, a hybrid heat pump and boiler replaced with separate Mitsubishi systems and a ducted heat pump water heater, EV chargers and electrical upgrades handled alongside the heating work. The rebate machinery is the other thing customers single out. Recent reviewers describe Forge running the Mass Save and heat-loan paperwork itself and crediting it upfront, which is the part of a heat pump project most homeowners dread. Paperwork is also where the friction has historically shown up. One earlier customer reported permits left unclosed after the installation, and another a lag in the rebate filing. Neither touches the equipment or the install, and nothing similar appears in the last six months — but a heat pump job leaves a trail with your town and your utility, and that trail is worth tracking yourself. One further oddity worth knowing: a five-star review sitting on this profile describes a plumbing job and signs off recommending a differently named company, so not every comment here is certainly about Forge. If you want a specialist rather than a general HVAC shop — someone to run the load calculations, argue for the right equipment, and take the Mass Save filing off your desk — this is a strong fit. Ask for the heat load calculation in writing, and pin down who closes out the permit and when.
Heard around town
On Reddit
- PositiveMA Heat Pump Quotes?Jan 31, 2026
“had an excellent experience with Elephant Energy, and Forge as their sub contractor who actually did the installation.”
— u/w0rdCS in r/massachusettsRead the thread ↗ - PositiveRecs for Mass Save approved heat pump installers?Nov 1, 2025
“(Forge does the actual install but Elephant does the planning and paperwork with MassSave)”
— u/Primary-Special-738 in r/SomervilleRead the thread ↗ - PositiveRecs for Mass Save approved heat pump installers?Oct 31, 2025
“The actual contractors were Elephant and Forge (I don't understand the split - I think maybe Elephant does more planning and Forge does the actual install)”
— u/ealex292 in r/SomervilleRead the thread ↗ - Positiveexperience with installer for heat pump system in Cambridge?Aug 14, 2025
“did a bulk deal via Laminar with Elephant Energy, installed by Forge, turned out _awesome_.”
— u/jeffbyrnes in r/CambridgeMARead the thread ↗ - Mixedexperience with installer for heat pump system in Cambridge?Aug 14, 2025
“went with Elephant Energy and installed by Forge”
— u/mrunkewl in r/CambridgeMARead the thread ↗
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Most recent comments
- 5.0Jul 29, 2026
We recently had a mini-split system installed and the experience from start to finish was great. Our project coordinator Ryan and Team Lead Ili kept everything organized communicated clearly throughout the process, and made sure all of our questions were answered. The installation crew (Ili and Henry) worked efficiently and quickly and left the work area clean at the end of each day. The new system works perfectly. We would definitely recommend this company to anyone looking for a mini split installation!
— Suzanne HemmatView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jul 28, 2026
Our AC failed last summer and couldn't be repaired so we embarked upon an odyssey to replace it with a heat pump. After fourteen quotes across five vendors — with multiple independent consultations with municipal authorities — I am currently sitting in my air-conditioned living room and couldn't have been happier with Forge. We did not start out this journey with Forge; in fact, I almost didn't ask them for a quote. What distinguished them in the field were the following things: * the fastest and most comprehensive responses * the most specific and detailed quotes and calculations * the ONLY quote we got — from any of several local reputable providers — whose calculations and recommendations for our needs matched two calculations two separate independent assessors I contacted; everyone else the assessors concluded would be dangerously oversized Along the way, they also pulled some electrical and construction miracles to give us the wiring for a new induction stove, EV charging port, and basement workspace that other electricians and constructors told us might not be possible. Everything is well labeled and up to code, and they finished ahead of schedule. Strongly recommend Forge!
— Chris PetersonView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jul 24, 2026
We are so happy with our new heat pump and ductless AC/heat system! Forge did a great job with everything - the sales, designing the new system, help coordinating insulation, rebate, and the installation. Jonny kept us informed all the way through the process and Ervis and team were fantastic when they did the installation. Altogether it was a very positive experience. Forge was professional and helpful throughout.
— Sara WilhelmView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jul 23, 2026
Forge did a superior job installing the mini splits in my home. The workers were professional and went above and beyond to insure the job was done as I expected. I am very happy I chose Forge.
— Debra MaroneyView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jul 21, 2026
Really experienced, friendly, and flexible team. I've done one other heat pump install and Forge was professional and high quality all the way through. From the initial consult, to the scheduling, to the installation, all top notch.
— Adam SharpView on Google Reviews ↗
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Added 95 new comments, added 48 new photos, established rating 4.2
- behind the score: Permit close-out — an earlier customer reported permits left unclosed
What does heating and cooling work cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Forge. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$5,000 – $11,400
Typical HVAC project around $8,200