For the first time, most new apartment buildings in the United States are being built with heat pumps. Canary Media reports that 2025 was the first year in which more than half of apartment buildings constructed nationwide came equipped with the electric appliances.
Heat pumps are widely seen as a key technology for getting fossil fuels out of buildings because they can replace gas furnaces and boilers with a highly efficient electric system. The shift is especially notable in the multifamily sector, which represents a large share of housing construction.
The single-source report does not include competing data or opposing views, but it frames the 2025 figure as a clear win for heat pump adoption and for the broader effort to electrify American buildings.