Building America Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts

Timothy Merrigan, K. Ueno, H. Loomis

Research output: NRELFact Sheet

Abstract

Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space conditioning in most of its homes. The use of MSHPs for simplified space-conditioning distribution provides significant first-cost savings, which offsets the increased investment in the building enclosure.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages2
StatePublished - 2015

Bibliographical note

Work performed by Building Science Corporation (BSC), Westford, Massachusetts

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/FS-5500-63080

Other Report Number

  • DOE/GO-102015-4530

Keywords

  • BSC
  • Building America
  • comfort
  • ductless heat pump
  • heat pump
  • interior temperatures
  • Massachusetts
  • mini split heat pump
  • monitoring
  • Northeast
  • residential
  • residential buildings
  • Transformations Inc.

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