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Discussions with tag 'Heat Pumps'
Free CE Webinar: Heatpumps & Gas: Cold Climate Hybrid Systems are here! April 20, 12 pm EDT
This course discusses the market launch of Hybrid Heat Pump Systems which introduces the combination of a gas furnace with a Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump. It reviews the components of a Cold Clim
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Webinar: Design Considerations for Heat Pumps, May 20, 11 am EDT
As the need to decarbonize the buildings that we live and work in becomes critical, heat pumps (HPs) are going to play a central role in this effort. This webinar will discuss design consideratio
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Free Webinar: Heatpumpification of Buildings -- Lessons Learned & Practical Considerations, May 24, 1:30 pm EDT
There’s growing recognition that heat pumps are an important technology in the drive to decarbonize buildings. Parallel initiatives and advancements at the federal and state levels, particularly
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NYC Event: Electri-Fiction to Electrification: Overcoming Barriers, June 15, 1 pm
Urban Green has long been a leading voice for electrification in New York City, most recently as an advocate for Local Law 154, NYC’s groundbreaking legislation that phases out fossil
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CTGBC & CT Sustainable Business Council: Earthlight Net Zero Headquarters Tour, November 3, 4:30 pm EDT
As a family-owned and operated solar and energy solutions manufacturer, Earthlight is walking the walk & talking the talk with the completion of their new energy efficient facility. Designed to ha
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Free Webinar: What the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Means for All-Electric Construction, January 26, 12pm ET
With cutting edge technologies like heat pumps, electric fireplaces, induction stoves and heat pump water heaters, the all-electric home is already the less expensive, decarbonized and more premium op
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Rheem's Plug-In Hybrid Heat Pump Proterra Water Heater - Energy Efficient and Also Great for Retrofits
Rheem was the first manufacturer to launch a plug-in hybrid heat pump water heater, and Green Builder Matt Hoots got an up-close look and spoke with Scott Cohen of Rheem Water
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Free PG&E Webinar: TECH & ESMAC Heat Pump Water Heater Education, March 27, 10 am PST
TECH Overview, ENERGY STAR overview, Manufacturer Heat Pump Water Heating (HPWH) Education session focused on technology features and benefits, appropriate applications, energy efficiency comparison t
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Better Buildings Webinar: The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Heat Pumps, August 8, 11 am EST
Heat pumps can be used as a decarbonization strategy in many building sizes and types to provide heating, cooling, and domestic hot water without fossil fuels, but implementation remains a challenge f
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Free Webinar: Hot Water Design for Heat Pump Water Heaters in Commercial Kitchens, November 9, 10-11:30 am PT
The California Energy Commission is currently pursuing many programs which are aimed at decarbonizing our energy infrastructure including all-electric cooking, space heating and water heating. The com
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Free PG&E Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: Operating a Heat Pump – Best Practices to Minimize Call Backs, December 8, 12 pm PT
Heat pumps are inherently different than gas furnaces or gas water heaters. Contractors and other industry professionals must take time to educate customers, clients, and others on these differences t
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Heat Pumps and Cold Weather - Q&A / Myth Busting
Some myths take a while to go away… Decades ago, Atlanta Green Builder Matt Hoots would likely have agreed that heat strips were often needed to help heat pumps keep up with heat