There’s a reason for the hype around heat pumps: They hold the key to electrifying buildings, said Meg Howard, program director at Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and could dramatically cut ...

Most American homes are heated with fossil fuels, the majority with natural gas. But electric heat pumps can be a great energy-efficient alternative that lowers carbon emissions and fossil fuel use.

Beth Evans-Ramos doesn’t want to ignite your envy. But on winter’s frostiest days, the 2,000-square-foot house in Shoreline where she lives with her husband is as cozy as a thick Irish sweater, and it ...

Have a look at the rating tables for most finned-tube baseboards sold in North America, and chances are, you’ll see a footnote under the table that reads something like this: “Ratings are based on ...

The problem with installing a boiler that matches the building’s heat loss at design-day conditions is that it is oversized for roughly 90% of the heating season We too often encounter modulating ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Current energy prices, including the rising cost of electricity, mean that homeowners ...