Running your furnace, central air, or heat pump probably constitutes a big part of your utility bill. But it’s a small, often inexpensive part—the air filter—that keeps these heating and cooling ...

Discover the key differences between heat pumps and furnaces, including energy efficiency, cost, and climate suitability.

Josh Silver has two more simple home projects for those wanting to save energy and money: Caring for furnace and heat pump filters, and using spray foam to seal a common household air leak. Silver has ...

As towns and cities around the world seek to decarbonise, many are deciding to purchase large heat pumps, which can attach to district heating networks. These networks allow hot water or steam to ...

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 ...

Despite what you hear, heat pumps can handle harsh winters. Here's why the “don’t work in the cold” belief is just a myth and debunk other misconceptions.

Homeowners looking for an energy-efficient alternative to traditional air conditioners in the spring and summer months (and furnaces in the winter) might want to invest in a heat pump. It's a type of ...

A multi-year monitoring program of heat pumps recently wrapped up in the Yukon. While the findings have not yet been released, one of the researchers involved says the technology works as intended.