Rheem announced an expansion of its Renaissance Commercial Classic Plus packaged heat pump line on June 10, adding 3- to 10-ton units designed to improve efficiency and simplify installation and service for commercial contractors. The new Rheem Renaissance Commercial heat pump models, designated RHPCYC and RHPDYC, extend a product line the company has built out over the past several years to serve small and mid-size commercial buildings.

Efficiency and Staging Features

The new units offer up to three stages of cooling and two stages of heat pump heating, giving building operators finer control over capacity than single-stage systems typically allow. Rheem said the added staging is intended to deliver higher efficiency operation across a wider range of load conditions, a feature increasingly important as commercial customers face rising expectations around energy performance.

Built for Contractor Serviceability

Rheem placed particular emphasis on features designed to reduce time spent on installation and maintenance. The units include the company's PlusOne ServiceSmart package, which bundles a Qwik-slide blower, a Qwik-clean drain pan and a Qwik-change flex-fix filter rack, all intended to make routine maintenance tasks faster for technicians in the field. The company said the design changes reflect direct feedback from contractors about the most time-consuming aspects of servicing packaged commercial units.

Manufactured in Fort Smith, Arkansas

The new units are manufactured at Rheem's factory in Fort Smith, Arkansas, a facility the company has described as central to its commercial equipment production. Rheem said the expansion reflects continued investment in high-efficiency commercial solutions manufactured domestically, at a time when tariff and supply chain pressures have pushed several HVAC manufacturers to highlight U.S.-based production of key product lines.

Meeting Evolving Efficiency Codes

Rheem positioned the new units as helping commercial customers meet or exceed evolving federal and local building energy efficiency standards, citing California's Title 24 code as one example of the kind of regulatory requirement the units are designed to satisfy. California's 2025 Title 24 energy code update, which took effect January 1, 2026, encourages the use of efficient heat pumps for space and water heating and includes provisions that can require heat pump installations in certain replacement scenarios, making compliance-ready packaged equipment a selling point for contractors working in states with similarly stringent codes.

Part of a Broader Commercial Push

The Renaissance Commercial Classic Plus line is one of several packaged rooftop and heat pump platforms Rheem markets to light commercial customers, alongside its residential Classic Plus and Endeavor lines. The company has continued to introduce new packaged and split-system equipment across both its residential and commercial catalogs as manufacturers navigate the industry's ongoing transition to low-global-warming-potential refrigerants and higher minimum efficiency standards.

Rheem has also highlighted separate work with the U.S. Department of Energy on commercial building HVAC technology, part of a broader industry effort to develop next-generation cold-climate heat pump equipment capable of maintaining performance in low ambient temperatures, a category where commercial packaged heat pumps have historically lagged behind gas-electric alternatives in colder regions.

Rheem's Global Ownership Structure

Rheem operates today under the Paloma Rheem umbrella, a global manufacturing group that has continued to expand its international water heating and HVAC footprint through acquisitions in Europe alongside its North American product investments. The Fort Smith expansion is part of a pattern in which Paloma Rheem has directed continued capital toward its commercial and residential HVAC manufacturing capacity in the United States even as it pursues separate growth opportunities internationally.

Market Drivers for Commercial Packaged Heat Pumps

Demand for commercial packaged heat pumps has been supported by a combination of decarbonization mandates in states like California and New York, rising commercial construction tied to data center and light industrial development, and a broader shift among building owners toward electrified heating equipment as utilities and municipalities phase in stricter emissions rules for new and renovated commercial buildings. Rheem's expansion of the Renaissance Commercial Classic Plus line into smaller tonnage classes gives contractors a wider range of options for retrofitting or replacing existing rooftop units in that size range without switching to gas-electric alternatives.

Availability

Rheem said the new 3- to 10-ton Renaissance Commercial Classic Plus units are available through its existing commercial distribution channels. The company did not disclose specific pricing for the new models, noting that pricing varies by distributor and configuration. Contractors and distributors can access full specifications for the RHPCYC and RHPDYC models through Rheem's commercial product documentation.