Oregon pushes new homes to install heat pumps over ACs

March 05, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Alison F. Takemura
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Oregon has made heat pumps the default appliance for cooling new homes. Last month, the state Building Code Division’s Residential and Manufactured Structures Board voted 7–1 to adopt energy-efficiency standards that encourage builders equipping new homes with air conditioning to use dual-purpose heat pumps instead…

Oregon has made heat pumps the default appliance for cooling new homes. Last month, the state Building Code Division’s Residential and Manufactured Structures Board voted 7–1 to adopt energy-efficiency standards that encourage builders equipping new homes with air conditioning to use dual-purpose heat pumps instead…

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