A three-year study of heat pumps revealed how comfortable they can make homes in addition to a host of other advantages, including ease of use and massive energy savings.
Researchers from Cornell University studied a five-story, 10-unit apartment building in New York City before and after a fuel oil-based steam boiler system was replaced with electric heat pumps.
“The research could help speed adoption of a cleaner alternative to fossil fuel-based heating systems in existing buildings, and has already led directly to a heat pump installation project in public housing in Queens, implemented by the New York City Housing Authority,” the Cornell Chronicle reported…