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BPVC Code Cases: Boilers and Pressure Vessels, BPVC.CC.BPV-2017

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Author(s)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Organization(s)
ASME
Description
Code establishing the rules of safety relating only to pressure integrity for the design, fabrication, and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels during construction which was published in the year 2017 and is available to order at the referenced link.

Heat Pump Retrofit Strategies for Multifamily Buildings

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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.

Interaction between Heat Pump Water Heaters or Other Internal Point Source Loads and a Central Heating System

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Author(s)
Widder Sarah H,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance,
NEEA,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
Report describing the objective evaluation of space conditioning interactions between heat pump water heaters and home heating systems during winter 2016-2017, revealing a smaller than anticipated impact on space conditioning loads.