What is a heat pump?
A heat pump is a device powered by electricity that draws heat from a low-temperature area and transfers it to a higher-temperature area.1 Heat pump can replace a furnace and air conditioner by using electricity to provide heating and cooling to your building. Due to their efficiency, heat pumps may reduce your energy consumption significantly compared to conventional heating and cooling systems.2
Heat pumps offer business owners and property managers an energy-efficient solution to heat, cool, and manage humidity in their buildings. As an affordable option for buildings with no ductwork or where ductwork is too expensive, heat pumps seamlessly integrate with a building’s current mechanical systems, making installation easy.
The efficiency of heat pumps
Traditionally, space heating is provided by furnaces and boilers that heat the air by combusting fuel such as natural gas or heating oil. While the efficiency of furnaces and boilers has improved through time, it is still below 100%, which means that not all the available energy from combustion is utilized to heat the air1.
Heat pumps work on a different principle than conventional HVAC equipment. Electric heat pumps utilize electricity to transfer thermal energy between two locations. This permits the heat pump to run more efficiently, with typical efficiencies exceeding 100%, meaning that more thermal energy is produced than the amount of electric energy consumed to pump it.3
Gas heat pumps
In addition to electric heat pumps, gas heat pumps provide space heating, hot water and even cooling by extracting thermal energy from the outside air and moving it in and out of buildings using natural gas.3
- Reduce energy consumption
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Move toward low- and zero-carbon fuels with renewable natural gas and hydrogen
- Exceed codes and standards with more than 100% efficiency
- Use natural gas for both heating and cooling
Why choose Enercare?
With all the expensive business decisions you need to make, upgrading your mechanical systems shouldn’t be one of them. Free up capital to invest in your business with the Enercare Advantage™ program.
Design & install
- Industry-leading products, featuring brands like Armstrong Air, GSW and Rinnai.
- New energy-efficient equipment to offset your carbon footprint.
- Quality installations done right the first time.
Service & maintenance
- HVAC maintenance to keep your equipment safe and efficient.
- Performed by fully licensed and insured technicians.
- Priority service through our 24/7/365 call centre.
Value creation
- Utility rebate application support on eligible equipment.
- Invest in other business improvement projects.
- No-cost transfer on sale of property.