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Heat Pump Retrofit Strategies for Multifamily Buildings

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Steven Winter Associates,
Natural Resources Defense Council
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Organization(s)
SWA,
NRDC
Description
Report describing the various heat pump retrofit options for multifamily buildings in the U.S., segmented by building typology and heating system, to support better environmental, economic, and health outcomes.

Residential Ground Source Heat Pump Systems Utilizing Foundation Heat Exchangers

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Spitler Jeffrey D,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Oklahoma State University,
OSU,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
Description
Paper covering a parametric study of foundation heat exchanger-based ground source heat pump systems for several house configurations in a range of European locations, with an emphasis on determining feasible combinations.

WPPI GreenMax-Scheller Residence: Near Zero Energy Monitoring Summary

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
Steven Winter Associates
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Organization(s)
CARB,
SWA
Description
Research study describing demonstration homes that provided a wealth of information for the building community in terms of the science, effort, and cost of increasing the energy efficiency of our nation's housing stock.