This agreement will provide assistance to the the center for energy and environment in its efforts to assess the feasibility of air source heat pumps in partnership with twin cities habitat for…

This agreement will provide assistance to the the center for energy and environment in its efforts to assess the feasibility of air source heat pumps in partnership with twin cities habitat for humanity, assist with technical support for implementing air source heat pumps, and disseminate findings through trade networks and other media channels. Activities:the center for energy and environment will conduct energy modeling to estimate homeowner costs for air source heat pumps, perform field testing of air source heat pumps on a demonstration home in partnership with twin cities habitat for humanity and disseminate results to contractors and future homeowners. Subrecipient:this subaward will provide assistance to twin cities habitat for humanity to install air source heat pumps into their building designs, train its staff on air source heat pumps and its maintenance, and creating air source heat pumps education documents for future homebuyers. Outcomes:expected outcomes include a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from one demonstration home, 20 contractors educated on home electrification, and 5000 impressions from the air source heat pump case study. The intended beneficiaries of this grant are the residents of the city of minneapolis.