To keep the house warm in the cold months, you turn up the heat. That may mean cranking up a furnace, but for a growing number of Americans, it means dialing up the heat pump. Heat pumps offer plenty ...

COLD CLIMATES: At a recent conference, ACCA’s Ed Janowiak explained how to properly size heat pumps for cold climates. (Staff photo) At the recent HVAC Excellence National HVACR Education Conference ...

A heat pump doesn't generate heat; it transfers it from one place to another. It's an appliance with a bright future in an ...

CHICAGO, IL — Intellihot, an innovative designer/manufacturer of built-environment systems that challenge legacy approaches for sustainability, recently released telliSize, a six-dimension dynamic ...

Heat pumps operate by moving heat from lower temperature areas to higher temperature areas. They typically take advantage of an electrically driven compressor and a closed vapor compression cycle.

Electric HVAC systems can help you keep your home comfortable using a fraction of the energy. We spoke to experts to find out just how efficient they are. Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who ...

Using heat pumps can be one of the most efficient ways to cool and heat your home. Compared with other heating and cooling devices, they are eco-friendly and could save you money. In cooling mode, ...

With global warming becoming an urgent issue, heating our homes efficiently -- and sustainably -- has taken center stage. As winters become more unpredictable (and unexpectedly harsh), finding ...

New research from Germany shows that the optimal size of residential heat pumps in retrofit buildings can be achieved without factoring in their potential connection to a PV system and related control ...

The basic principle of physics that explains heat pump technology has been in use for centuries. The ancient Chinese used the geothermal power of natural hot springs to heat their homes. However, ...

A group of researchers has investigated how high temperature heat pumps may be upscaled for industrial applications and has found that larger setups promise higher efficiency. They also found that ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...