heat pump
noun
: an apparatus for heating or cooling (such as a building) by transferring heat by mechanical means from or to an external reservoir (such as the ground, water, or outside air)
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While industrial heat pumps, able to recycle waste heat up to 100 C plus are making inroads, higher temperature heat pumps will be needed to go further and faster.
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Nick Nuttall, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
More than 20% of homes in Maryland have already upgraded to highly efficient heat pumps and are reaping the substantial economic benefits.
—Brian Jenkins, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
And heat pumps provide central air as well as heat, a big bonus for those currently making do with window air conditioning units on sweltering summer days.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent projects have included features such as rammed earth walls, geothermal heat pumps, green roofs, and photovoltaic power, and the firm's work has received multiple awards from the AIA Committee on the Environment.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Nick Nuttall, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
More than 20% of homes in Maryland have already upgraded to highly efficient heat pumps and are reaping the substantial economic benefits.
—Brian Jenkins, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
And heat pumps provide central air as well as heat, a big bonus for those currently making do with window air conditioning units on sweltering summer days.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent projects have included features such as rammed earth walls, geothermal heat pumps, green roofs, and photovoltaic power, and the firm's work has received multiple awards from the AIA Committee on the Environment.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Heat pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20pump. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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