Electrification and decarbonization are buzz words right now Healthcare settings have unique design challenges but offer significant energy savings opportunities. This session introduces the application of heat pump water heater technology in hospital and clinical settings. It will explore current commercial heat pump technology, essential design considerations, and effective commercial system configurations. This class also explores common design pitfalls and important safety considerations unique to large hospital and small healthcare settings by introducing best implementation practices.
Audience: Engineers, architects, designers, building facility managers, and maintenance personnel.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the savings potential of heat pump water heater systems for domestic hot water
- Explore commercial heat pump technology, configuration, and current products
- Introduce the fundamentals of heat pump water heaters and commercial system design
- Examine design considerations and installation obstacles unique to healthcare settings
- Evaluate successful examples and implementation strategies
Evan Green | Ecotope
Evan is a research engineer with Ecotope, Inc., where he investigates ways to best measure and optimize CHPWH systems and consults with manufacturers to effectively bring new CHPWH products to the market. He is also involved in working with governing bodies and laboratories to help inform codes and standards involving CHPWHs across the country. Prior to his work with Ecotope, Inc., Evan served as Applications Engineer at Colmac WaterHeat, where he consulted with plumbing engineers on the best ways to implement HPWHs into their designs, in addition to performing equipment startups and evaluations of completed domestic hot water systems. Evan graduated from Eastern Washington University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.