Green Building in Western Massachusetts

As fuel costs soar, many home builders and homeowners are considering home heat pumps as an alternative to conventional heating and cooling systems.

Heat pumps extract both heat and cold from the exterior air and ground. The system effectively increases efficiency and can potentially lower costs significantly in the long run.

In an in-ground system, refrigerant runs through tubes to the outdoors, the fluid is either warmed or cooled by the earth and cycled into a blower which is ducted into selected rooms.

The other option is the air to air system which uses the atmosphere as it’s source to exhaust heat or capture it.

It uses the same tubing system in which the refrigerant is warmed and cycled through the blower unit. The system is in essence an air conditioner in the warm months and with the simple flip of a switch you can reverse the air flow with the seasons and suppliment your heat.

This system improves air quality and efficiency and is something everyone should consider when building a green home.

It’s easy and cost efficient to install a heat pump into your new or existing home. In the long run it will save you thousands in your home heating and electric costs.

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For more information contact

Brian

stonebrookgroup@gmail.com

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