Continuing Education Credits
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