Many homes today are both heated and cooled with a heat pump, an appliance that came into wide use in the late 1970s when natural gas shortages caused the price of that fuel to spike. The early heat ...

When designing or replacing a low pressure steam boiler, throw out everything you know about hydronic boilers. A steam system is closer in operation to an air conditioning unit than it is to a ...

Imagine that we have a 40-year-old automobile and decide to replace the engine, hoping to get another four decades of trouble-free operation. The flaw in our logic is that we have overlooked the other ...

With gas bills set to sky-rocket this winter, heat pumps are gaining interest from those looking to move towards a more environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and cost-effective way of heating ...

Fossil fuel heating is bad for the environment and super expensive right now: Three Democratic legislators wrote a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today asking them to protect ...

Having spent over 15 years writing about technology, Lawrence has turned his eye to remodeling, smart home services, maintenance and home repair projects. He now contributes DIY, informational and ...

Aurore Julien is research manager for the Eastern New Energy Project, which receives funding from the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds ...

This story was originally published on Facilities Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Facilities Dive newsletter. Facilities’ heating operations have traditionally ...

New Jersey officials are tired of your old furnavce and boiler. This month, they joined those from eight other states in setting a shared goal to have electric heat pumps provide roughly two-thirds of ...

Industrial heat, which is used by companies as diverse as breweries and food processors to chemical manufacturers and paper mills, is one of the last bastions of fossil fuels. After all, it’s pretty ...