High-Efficiency Heat Pumps

• This article examines the implementation of high-efficiency heat pumps as a climate solution, conventional heating methods that they can replace, and how much increased adoption of them can reduce CO₂ equivalent emissions.
• Students will learn the financial implications, reduced carbon emissions, and implementation scenarios associated with high-efficiency heat pumps.

Positives

• This article is well-rounded and considers many factors, including acknowledging that heat pumps can be expensive.
• This article provides information on what makes a heat pump "high-efficiency."
  

Additional Prerequisites

• It may benefit students to know about latent heat and refrigerants.
• Students should understand climate change and how typical HVAC systems contribute to climate change.

Differentiation

• Students can use this article and other building-related solutions, either linked in the reading or found on the Table of Solutions, for an informative essay on different methods of residential decarbonization.
• To assess prior knowledge, the teacher can ask the class how they heat their homes before reading the article.
• This article can enhance a classroom discussion on how governments could increase the adoption of high-efficiency heat pumps.
• This article can support a lesson on the mechanical differences between heat pumps and conventional air conditioning systems.

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