Hot Water Heat Pumps
Explore how existing buildings can electrify their hot water boiler systems, reducing carbon emissions and improving efficiency. We’ll discuss strategies for retrofitting older hydronic systems to operate at lower water temperatures, enabling compatibility with heat pumps. Building owners will learn how to test their existing systems this winter to determine which spaces will need additional heaters or insulation. The same heat pumps can also produce chilled water so a retrofit is a great opportunity to add cooling to spaces.
For new construction, we’ll show how designers can incorporate hot water heat pumps from the start, maintaining the maintenance, flexibility, and efficiency advantages of hydronic heating while meeting sustainability goals.
Finally, we’ll cover commercial kitchens, where heat pump water heaters can provide reliable domestic hot water for food service operations, meeting health code requirements while lowering carbon emissions.
Attendees will gain practical insights into system design, temperature reset strategies, and equipment options for both space heating and domestic hot water applications.
Speaker: Caleb Kline, P.E.
Speaker Bio: Caleb Kline is a mechanical engineer who designs heating, cooling, ventilation, and plumbing systems for commercial buildings. He has worked in the architectural engineering industry for 10 years and three years ago started his own design firm, Inclination Engineering, to focus on energy efficiency and electrification. He has been actively involved with local houses of worship, producing decarbonization plans, designing equipment replacement, and identifying energy efficiency improvements.
