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As much as 50 percent of your energy cost goes toward heating and cooling. Upgrading a heating system isn’t cheap, so it pays to make good decisions about home heating. Good choices in the summer ...

Heat pumps work best when they’re part of a well-prepared home, to be installed when the building envelope is attended to; ...

Heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions associated with heating buildings, and many states have set aggressive targets to ...

Heat pump installation has to become more affordable to make adoption more compelling in the US, but in the meantime, there are ways to mitigate that cost. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s ...

An HVAC technician and a homeowner stand outside while looking at a heat pump - StockMediaSeller/Shutterstock If you've been thinking about replacing your old air ...

Heat pumps have annually outsold gas furnaces for several years now, and with the recent introduction of more high-efficiency, cold-climate, air-source heat pumps, that trend is likely to continue.

A solar pool heater uses a pump, a solar collector and piping in conjunction with your existing pool filter. The process is simple: The pump takes water from the pool, then forces it through the ...

The heat pump installation rules will change on 29 May, potentially making it easier and quicker for homeowners to switch from gas boilers. As part of the government’s Warm Homes Plan, heat pumps will ...