Heating and Cooling: The federal government is offering incentives to encourage a rapid adoption of heat pumps for all major appliances, including clothes dryers, water heaters, and space heating and cooling systems.

The GBDKit can assist you in researching the options available to you. Choosing the right contractor to perform you installation is very important because there are some contractors who have a bias toward one type of primary energy or may discourage the installation of heat pumps.

You should determine what will work best for your needs and make sure that your priorities are clear to your contractors. Going through the design charrette process while using the GBDKit will help you document what products and technologies will work best for you.

There are other options you can consider such as should you add zones to your HVAC system for additional control and what are the best locations for your registers. If you are opting for electric radiant heating or a mini-split heat pump system, then running ductwork throughout your home is not a requirement. The factors involved in determining the best HVAC system for you are listed in the GBDKit.