BuildingEnergy Boston Conference Webinar: Transitioning to Low-Temperature Hydronic Heating
Date & Time:
Thursday, April 2, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Speakers:
Mark LaFrance
Principal, HTS New England
Doug Andrade
Heating Sales Specialist, HTS New England
Description:
Local governments have adopted building emissions reduction policies, and building owners are pursuing their own goals to decarbonize. Challenges exist to electrify buildings that currently use high-temperature hot water due to limited options for heat pumps that are limited by physics to attain ideal efficiencies. Strategies to help facilitate the transition from high-temperature hot water to low-temperature hot water will be examined, with a focus on how to retrofit existing terminal equipment that currently depends on high-temperature hot water to satisfy building loads. This presentation will cover equipment options that allow new buildings to use low-temperature hot water to maximize efficiency of air-to-water heat pumps without sacrificing comfort or cost.