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Free Webinar: Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling, August 20, 12 - 4 pm PT
Event Description
As the electricity grid gets cleaner, electricity is becoming a more attractive choice for home designers and builders. Renewable energy is growing, and many cities now limit fossil‑fuel systems in new homes. These changes make it easier to cut residential greenhouse gas emissions and work toward zero‑net‑energy goals.
In this webinar, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance explains how electric heat pumps can improve efficiency and reduce emissions in both new and existing homes. He covers the strengths and limits of today’s heat‑pump technologies, including equipment options and refrigerant types. The webinar also looks at how these systems affect indoor air quality and what builders should consider when designing the building enclosure.
Learning Objectives -
The objective of this course is that at the conclusion, participants will be able to:
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Heat pumps for space heating
Case studies of zero net energy (ZNE) homes
Energy consumption of heating and cooling
Ducted vs. ductless heat pump systems
Indoor air quality (IAQ)
Refrigerant leaks and global warming potential
Performance of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems
Duct design and variable air flow systems
Electric resistance auxiliary heating in heat pumps
Q&A and course evaluation
Dan Perunko is cofounder of Balance Point Home Performance Company. In 2006, along with Gavin Healy, Dan started a successful company providing full service home performance analysis, retrofits, consultations, and trainings. Dan works on new and existing construction designs and hands on installations of enclosures, mechanical, plumbing, and indoor air quality components based on tested performance outcomes. Dan especially enjoys improving existing homes to provide homeowners with levels of comfort and energy consumption that they have not believed possible. Dan is a professional trainer who designs and delivers full and multi day courses for California’s Utility Companies (energy training centers) and ACI national and regional conferences. Dan brings his experience from construction, design and building analysis, to make his class materials relevant, useful and understandable regardless of the attendees’ level of experience.
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