Segment 6: Space Heating & Cooling
Because the building shell (the floor, walls and roof) does such a good job of maintaining a constant temperature, the heating and cooling demand is greatly reduced and can be provided with smaller, less expensive systems.
This home features electric mini-split heat pumps to evenly distribute conditioned air without the need for the duct work required for a traditional HVAC system. Because heat pumps move heat rather than generate it, they can provide equivalent space conditioning at as little as one quarter of the cost of operating conventional heating or cooling appliances.
