MassCEC Blog

Photo of condo building under construction courtesy of Paul Brennan.

February 5, 2021

Could Buildings Become A Solution to Global Warming? Addressing the Impacts of Embodied Carbon

Nov WHP Blog last pic

November 30, 2020

November Whole-Home Heat Pump Pilot Update: What’s Next for MassCEC?

The image above shows a heat pump installed with a drip cap, which is a good way to protect the outdoor unit if it needs to be installed under a roof drip line. (Image from Steven Winters Associates, Inc.)

October 30, 2020

October Whole-Home Heat Pump Pilot Update: Pilot Extended through June 2021!

These photographs show the outdoor unit of the Mitsubishi MXZ-4C36NAHZ along with the mini-ducted unit in the attic that serves the upstairs and one of the wall-mounted units on the first floor.

September 29, 2020

September Whole-Home Heat Pump Pilot Update: Still Time to Apply!

August Home Pilot blog

August 31, 2020

August Whole-Home Heat Pump Pilot Update: Apply by the End of the Year!

This image shows a sample natural gas bill for a residential Eversource customer in Massachusetts. Eversource has information about understanding your natural gas bill on their website.

June Whole-Home Heat Pump Pilot Update: Pilot Extended through December 2020

Aerial view of dense residential neighborhood

Lessons from the Field: April Whole-Home Heat Pump Pilot Update

blower door test

Lessons from the Field: Month Ten of the Whole-Home Heat Pump Pilot

The Battery Resourcers team in their pilot recycling facility.

MassCEC Grant Programs Supercharge the Growth of Clean Energy Start-Ups in Massachusetts

This new construction home in Northampton, MA was built by Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity. The home is so well insulated that the entire building is heated and cooled by one single-head heat pump!

February 27, 2020

Lessons from the Field: Month Nine of the Whole-Home ASHP Pilot

This ducted unit located in Asa Hopkins’s attic heats, cools, and dehumidifies his home’s upstairs bedrooms and bathrooms while ductless units serve the downstairs space. (Photo provided by Asa Hopkins)

January 30, 2020

Lessons from the Field: Month Eight of the Whole-Home ASHP Pilot

The image above shows a heat pump installed with a drip cap, which is a good way to protect the outdoor unit if it needs to be installed under a roof drip line. (Image from Steven Winters Associates, Inc.)

December 20, 2019

Lessons from the Field: Month Seven of the Whole-Home ASHP Pilot