"If a heat pump is installed with a programmable thermostat, the thermostat must be equipped with adaptive recovery. This technology enables the heating equipment to gradually adjust when the thermostat setting changes, preventing overdependence on the less efficient backup heating system." change to: "All homes must meet the following requirements. These requirements are in the prescriptive path, and they must also be met by homes following the performance pathway:HVAC equipment must be designed and sized using ACCA Manual J, the ASHRAE 2001 Handbook of Fundamentals, or an equivalent computation procedure. See EQ 6.1 for more details. If a heat pump is installed with a programmable thermostat, the thermostat must be equipped with adaptive recovery. This technology enables the heating equipment to gradually adjust when the thermostat setting changes, preventing overdependence on the less efficient backup heating system."

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Ref Guide Name and Edition Pre-v4
Homes, 2008 edition