Some window units handle chilly months better than expected, offering a seasonal upgrade that keeps interior spaces more livable as temperatures shift.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The state of New York is moving forward with its Clean Heat for All Challenge, a partnership between the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the New York State Energy Research and ...

Carrier’s new 10-14-ton rooftop heat pump unit has been installed at a large national retailer in upstate New York as part of ...

A heat pump heats and cools your home, functioning like a combined furnace and central air conditioner. Because they absorb and move heat from the air, heat pumps are exceptionally energy-efficient ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

For those who are unfamiliar, a heat pump is a device that transfers heat from one space to another, either from a cold space to a warm space or vice versa, making them a great way to heat and cool ...

The cooler unit is made with a heat-sink heat exchanger, a regenerator, a heat-source heat exchanger, and a thermal buffer tube. The system is initially excited by the thermoacoustic oscillation and ...

As electric vehicles and solar energy panels become more common, heat pumps are another step on the road to “beneficial electrification.” Heat pumps aren’t really furnaces, but can heat buildings.

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

The author’s air-source heat pump resembles an air conditioning unit, and it pictured here alongside one of the heating oil fuel tanks. Photos by Adam D. Bearup The following story covers our recent ...

Cost: $10,712 for heat pump system, $7,500 for insulation and $7,150 for electrical panel upgrade and wiring Incentives: None for heat pump; $550 rebate for wall and attic insulation from Energy Trust ...

When you think about cutting your utility bill, your mind probably jumps to energy-guzzling appliances like your fridge, TV or washing machine. But here’s something you might not realize: your water ...