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Cost-Conscious Heating for Remodels
For remodeled spaces both large and small, stand-alone electric systems can be an affordable heating option.
Heating Options for a Small Home
A conventional furnace is overkill in a small, well-insulated house. Here are some better options.
Heat Pump, Schmeat Pump
If homebuilders had a magic appliance that could provide an endless supply of inexpensive and environmentally friendly energy, then we would have an excuse to keep building homes without paying…
Ground Source Heat Pumps and Air Source Heat Pumps: Are They as Energy Efficient and Green as Advertised?
Learn how heat pumps work and whether they make sense for you.
A House with Geothermal Heating and Cooling
A builder’s home unearths the benefits of geothermal
Warmboard as Wall Heater
A new application for subfloor heating
Living Lightly on the Whole Lot
In a dense urban neighborhood, this remodeled bungalow goes green with recycled materials, solar energy, gray water, and room for the owners’ day jobs.
Is Your Heating System an Energy Beast?
Here’s how to spot the signs and boost the efficiency of your furnace, boiler, or heat pump.
Video Vault: Solar Hot Water
Look over the shoulder of an expert installer as he fastens panels to the roof and explains how the system works
Maple flooring over a radiant-floor heating system?
Q: I am planning to install 3/4-in. quartersawn maple flooring over a radiant-floor heating system. I ran 2x4 sleepers on the flat every 18 in. over the 3/4-in. plywood subfloor…

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