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Identify and explain the role of 3 building-related stakeholders that are affected in a natural disaster.
Problem Set 2.1: How much more efficient are modern heat pumps than the systems built in the 1980s? Can some modern heat pumps keep a home heated at sub-zero outdoor conditions?
Problem Set 2.2 Other than delivered air temperatures, what other factors determine indoor comfort? Compared to fossil fuel systems, how do heat pumps do a better job of mixing the air ?
1) In the U.S. heating equipment sales market, did gas furnaces or heat pumps have a greater number of units shipped in 2023? 2) List three reasons a customer may want to purchase a heat pump.
1) Compared to other residential remodel projects (such as window replacements), do heat pumps add to the resale value at a higher or lower rate than other projects? 2) Why is the ROI approach a good method of convincing the cost-conscious or analytically minded customers to purchase high efficiency...
Business case for heat pump sales. Topics included are the environmental benefits of heat pumps and how they can be communicated to costumers. Communicating the economic advantages of heat pumps, as well as the installation expectations to costumers.
Business case development for air source heat pumps. Topics covered include Advancements in heat pump technology, how heat pumps work to provide comfort, and how to identify the customers motivations for choosing heat pumps.
1) Potential HPWH customers may have a variety of motivations. Please list 3. 2) What are some of the possible differences between installing a HPWH and a standard tank type water heater:
1) What additional steps are needed if the location of the HPWH is less than the required minimum volume? 2) What are locations that typically do not require venting or ducting 3) What options does an installer have when converting from a gas water heater to an HPWH to get same day hot water if...
1) Name two reasons for potential reasons for customers being dissatisfied with the level of hot water delivery: 2) How would you inform a client that their HPWH will make a noise they are not accustomed to without alarming them and have them decide not to purchase the unit? 3) What are possible...

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