The heat pumps Armstrong plans to make at the new facility in Three Rivers, Michigan, will particularly benefit manufacturers in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, paper, and personal care products industries, the company said.
Pearl Certification is proud to announce our support of the new National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building put forward by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Biden administration, and federal agencies.
The “National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building: Part 1 Operating Emissions” is a comprehensive guideline aimed at providing a broadly accepted minimum standard for what constitutes a zero-emissions building.
The DOE rule requires the elimination of “all non-condensing natural gas furnaces,” which could force consumers to spend thousands of dollars to be in compliance.
The Department of Energy launched the workforce training recognition program to support the development of a robust building systems workforce in the U.S.
For a national decarbonization policy to actually not be only implemented, but to be accepted by the entire HVAC industry and the world around/within it, it’s going to require a lot of things, and take a long time.
The money, through the Inflation Reduction Act’s Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program, is for direct-to-consumer rebates for the purchase of qualifying high-efficiency HVAC equipment, including up to $8,000 for a heat pump.
Through the Commercial Building Heat Pump Accelerator, manufacturers will produce higher-efficiency and lifecycle-cost-effective heat-pump rooftop units and commercial organizations will evaluate and adopt next-generation heat-pump technology.