Heat Pumps: What's Possible in NYC?

Continuing Education Credits

GBCI:

Approved for 1 credit

Course Prices:

Member

$10

Non-Member

$15

To receive continuing education credits and a certificate of completion, you will need to register for the course. Upon registration, a link to the course quiz will be emailed to you. To receive credit, you must answer 7 of 10 questions correctly. The quiz can be taken multiple times.

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ABOUT THIS ONLINE COURSE

How will the electrification of building systems play out at the building level?

One of the first answers: heat pumps for space heating.

In this course, energy audit expert Marc Zuluaga examines how the industry might transition to heat pump technology.

Marc provides a primer explaining what heat pumps are, why they deliver a carbon benefit, and some of the pros, cons and challenges of transitioning to heat pump technology.

OBJECTIVES

After this session, participants will understand:

The benefits and challenges of heat pump technology
Several different heat pump configurations
How the design of buildings may change to accommodate heat pump technology
How the carbon benefit of heat pumps grows as the electric grid gets cleaner

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Blog Post: Getting Pumped
Blog Post: Air Source Heat Pumps: Not Just a Pipe Dream
Building Green Article: The Cost of Comfort
EPA Source: Stationary Refrigeration Leak Repair Requirements
Montreal Protocol Source: Kigali Amendment

Speaker

Marc Zuluaga, PE

Vice President and Director of Multifamily Energy Services

Steven Winter Associates

Marc Zuluaga has directed energy audits on over 20 million square feet of existing buildings. He leads a team committed to applying rigorous technical approaches to the evaluation and implementation of a wide range of building upgrades. Zuluaga also manages an effort to measure the energy savings of over 100 retrofit projects, with the goal of developing data that will enable underwriters to rationally lend against future energy savings.