Initiatives:Residential Heat Pumps

News 2013

 * Sustainable Lexington and Air Source Heat Pumps, by Mark Sandeen (Sept 27, 2013). References:
 * [[Media:DOEHeatPumpComparison52175.pdf|Laboratory Test Report for Fujitsu 12RLS and Mitsubishi FE12NA Mini-Split Heat Pumps]], made available by the US Dept of Energy (Sept 2011)
 * [[Media:HPC-List_NSTAR.pdf|Mass Save® Participating Home Performance Contractors]] (Feb 1, 2013)
 * Sustainable Lexington Committee Letter to Lexington homeowners on [[Media:Tcc.pdf|Total Climate Control solutions from Next Step Living]] (Feb 22, 2013)

Mailing list threads

 * Lexington list:
 * Heating options: Oil, Gas or Heat Pump? (Oct 2013)
 * Sustainable Lexington and Air Source Heat Pumps (Sept 2013)
 * Next Step Living (Sept 2013)
 * Mini-Split Heat Pump? (July 2013)
 * Nest Thermostat Review (June 2013)
 * Mailing to residents regarding Next Step Living heat pumps installations (Feb 2013)
 * Heating with Heat Pump System (Feb 2013)
 * Better Buildings Program- this weekend in Lexington (Feb 2013)
 * National Grid Hate Mail (Oct 2012)
 * Split Air Conditioning Systems (July 2012)
 * Residential Ground Source Heat Pump? (June 2011)
 * Also see: Natural Gas mailing list threads

Resources

 * The Sustainable Lexington Committee web site: http://www.sustainablelexington.org
 * NStar calculators for estimating heating + electricity bills and for estimating carbon footprint