Lecture 8: Buildings and Energy Efficiency

MIT 11.165 Urban Energy Systems and Policy, Fall 2022
Instructor: Prof. David Hsu
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Hi and thank you

[@mazinal-shalash7851]

You mentioned the difficulty of retrofitting your 1920s home to replace your gas heating and hot water production using heat pumps. What about the potential of installing heat pumps powered with NG instead of electricity. While not GHG free (neither is the grid) they should significantly improve your efficiency