HVAC Electrification With YORK® Heat Pumps

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions requires a switch from burning fossil fuels to a reliance on more renewable sources, such as wind, solar and geothermal. When we talk about building electrification, this includes replacing traditional, fossil fuel-burning sources of space and water heat with electric HVAC systems – namely, highefficiency heat pumps. The key to true building decarbonization is both operational and embodied carbon through electrification solutions, as well as improved energy efficiency and the use of low-GWP refrigerants.

Using electric HVAC systems like heat pump chillers to keep buildings warm, instead of traditional boilers and furnaces, could cut global CO₂ emissions by 3 gigatons per year¹ if implemented worldwide. Today’s heat pump chiller models are ideal for commercial building electrification, with recent advances that allow heat pump chillers to deliver higher heating water temperatures with colder source temperatures. Even chilled water systems that aren’t required to provide heating can provide significant building electrification benefits thanks to greater system efficiencies than older, traditional units.