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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

This is the first floor plan of the first air-to-water heat pump project participating in MassCEC's whole-home pilot. The home's distribution system will be a mix of the existing radiant floor and new fan coil units. (Image from LM Works LLC)

November 26, 2019

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

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October 28, 2019

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

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October 16, 2019

Charging forward on transportation electrification with Green Energy Consumers Alliance

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September 30, 2019

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

Alison Gustafson’s home in Newburyport

August 30, 2019

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

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

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Maintaining Massachusetts’ Leadership in Energy Efficiency through Innovation