Compared with conventional packaged rooftop units (RTUs) with natural gas heating, heat pump RTUs are estimated to reduce GHG emissions and energy costs by up to 50%. From 2024 through 2027, the Commercial Building Heat Pump Accelerator will work with stakeholders, from commercial building owners and operators to manufacturers, to accelerate the development and adoption of heat pump packaged RTUs to achieve integrated energy efficiency and electrification of buildings. The Accelerator was developed in partnership with manufacturing and commercial partners, as well as DOE's National Labs. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the full list of active partners.
To date, Better Buildings, Better Plants partners have saved more than 3.6 quadrillion Btu, saving more than $22 billion and 224 million metric tons of CO2.
DOE is challenging organizations to set ambitious, portfolio-wide GHG emission reduction goals -- 50% within the next 10 years -- through the Better Climate Challenge.
The Accelerator is working to accelerate the production and deployment of heat pump RTUs. Organizations looking to partner with the Accelerator can join the Challenge or the Campaign.
Featured Solutions
Use this decision matrix to help identify what type of heat pump rooftop unit best suits your building's needs.
This document is a Commercial Building Heat Pump Campaign resource that aims to highlights the key elements to consider for commercial building portfolio owners when deciding whether adopting HP RTUs for a site is the way forward.
The majority of RTUs provide heating to the building using natural gas or electric resistance heat. Heat pump RTUs function as a reversible AC – a reversing valve in the refrigeration system reverses the flow of refrigerant between the evaporator and condenser coils to switch between heating and cooling modes. Learn more about the types of heat pump RTUs and considerations for switchover temperatures in this guidance document.
Columbia Association replaced gas heat RTUs with dual fuel heat pump RTUs, which decreased their emissions while maintaining performance.
To achieve energy and GHG emissions reduction goals, LAUSD utilizes electric heat pump rooftop and wall-hung units, and other heat pump technologies, as the primary option for space heating and cooling systems for its school and administrative facilities.
Partners
- AAON, Inc.AddisonAmazonBuilding Decarbonization Coalition (BDC)Carrier Global CorporationCenter for Energy and Environment, Minnesota (MN CEE)ClimateMasterCollaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)DaikinEffecterraEnersionInstitute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD)International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology (ICAST)KCC ManufacturingkW EngineeringLennox International, Inc.LG Electronics USAMace GroupMojave Energy SystemsMonairePrologisRefrigerant Emissions Elimination ForumRheem Manufacturing CompanySeeley InternationalSencera EnergySlipstreamSouth-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER)Sustainable EnergiSustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC)TRC CompaniesVermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC)York International Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson Controls, Inc.
-
Connecticut
Texas
Vermont
Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC)Wisconsin
SlipstreamMichigan
North Carolina
Pennsylvania