Air Source Heat Pumps Best Practices and Heat Pump Theory & Application

This residential energy code event offers continuing education credits for Building Officials, Contractors, Engineering RCEP, and AIA.

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AM Session: CLEAResult – Residential Air Source Heat Pumps

Description: The recent shift to electrification and better performing homes has resulted in increased popularity of air source heat pumps. As the industry shifts, both builders and homeowners need to understand the basic principles behind this technology to effectively provide adequate heating, cooling and dehumidification in their homes. This presentation will cover four primary topics:

• Energy Code and Critical Control Layers
• Air Source Heat Pump Principles
• System Design
• Mechanical Ventilation

PM Session: Viessmann - Heat Pump Theory and Application

As the hydronic heating industry moves into the electric market, heat pumps are becoming part of our system. For those of use that are used to burning fuel to provide heat, the question becomes how is the heat pump providing energy into the system. How much energy can we expect? What are the basic designs of a heat pump? How does a heat pump integrate into a hydronic system? These are the questions that will be answered during this presentation.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the process by which a heat pump can produce energy and the factors that can change the output.
• Describe the various configurations of air to water heat pumps for hydronic systems.
• Explain how a heat pump hydronic heating system is similar and differs from a fossil fuel system.

Schedule:

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM - Registration & Introduction to Viessmann in the foyer

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM - AM Session

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Tour of Residential & Commercial Boiler Room training labs and the Viessmann NEW Vitocal 100 Air to Water Heat Pump

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - PM Session (with complimentary lunch)

Host or Publisher Rhode Island Energy