How we cool and heat our buildings is a significant part of how we address the climate crisis. When it comes to Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, heat pumps are a crucially important technology in the transition away from fossil fuels. This webinar, held Oct 25, 2023, explained how heat pumps work and how to lower the costs for installation at your congregations with the new government funds available to congregations for the first time.
Panelists included Colby May and Jim Brown from Energy for Purpose to explain the types of heat pumps and their applications in various settings, and John Agan, a policy analyst from the Department of Energy on federal funding for both types of heat pumps.
Plus - a success story from a certified zero-emissions Cool Congregation. Jim Fritz at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa shared how they installed air-source and ground-source heat pumps that, together with their solar, help them achieve zero emissions.
Thanks to Brooks Berndt, United Church of Christ and Tiffany Hartung, Interfaith Power & Light for hosting.
Thanks also to faith partners: Adamah, United Women in Faith, the Unitarian Universalist Association, Blessed Tomorrow, Third Act Faith, and Green Chalice. …...more
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