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242: The Genius of Heat Pumps - Interview with Tom Sahagian

2024/11/6
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专注于公寓楼能源效率和可持续发展的高级技术顾问和讲师。
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Tom Sahagian 是一位在能源效率领域拥有40年经验的专家，他分享了在纽约市公寓楼进行热泵改造项目的经验和挑战。他指出，Local Law 97 对建筑减排提出了要求，推动了热泵技术的应用。改造项目中，他们将传统的燃油蒸汽加热系统转换为独立的热泵单元，使住户能够自主控制每个房间的温度，并显著提高了能源效率。Tom Sahagian 强调了住户对新系统的满意度，以及该项目在节能和减排方面的显著成效。此外，他还讨论了改造过程中遇到的挑战，例如旧建筑的改造难度、热泵在寒冷天气下的性能担忧，以及由谁承担热泵电费的问题。

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Tom Sahagian discusses his extensive background in energy efficiency and his transition to learning about heat pumps.
  • Tom has spent over 40 years in the energy efficiency field.
  • He started learning about heat pumps to address climate change issues.
  • There was a lack of unbiased information about heat pumps, prompting him to join a project to retrofit buildings.

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https://youtu.be/Sg2tUn6v1tI

Matt had an opportunity to talk to Tom Sahagian about retrofitting apartment buildings in NYC over to heat pumps. This was covered by Matt in his episode: https://undecidedmf.com/why-this-window-heat-pump-is-genius/

Tom works at the NYCHA, and teaches Analysis for Energy Efficiency at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies Master of Science in Sustainability Management.

He spoke to Matt about retrofitting older buildings with newer heat pump tech, why they landed on the model of heat pump they did, and why cities (not just NYC) are (and should) be looking at tech like this.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, Why This Window Heat Pump Is Genius https://youtu.be/KNlDu_ZHIo8?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

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