Homes built after 1950 or so are typically heated with either hot air blown through ducts or hot water pumped through baseboard heaters. Older homes often have cast-iron radiators, which produce heat ...

Installing a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system in your home may seem complicated, but with a little guidance we think you can pull it off. Even if you have no HVAC experience, ...

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...

Heat pumps have become a kind of Rorschach test for the future of home comfort: to some people they are a climate solution, to others an expensive gamble. What rarely makes it into the marketing copy ...

Air source vs ground source heat pumps: Experts compare the pros and cons - Air source and ground source heat pumps both ...

Heat pumps are growing in popularity, with more and more people choosing them over oil or gas heating systems. Although they have higher installation costs than conventional fossil fuel heating ...

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 ...

Plumbing and heating engineers and contractors face a more discerning customer base, with buyers used to seeing more smart gadgets appear around homes and office builds. While the likes of the Nest ...

Choosing the right heating system for your self build or renovation isn't just a case of weighing up if you want radiators or underfloor heating. Instead, it's a decision that will be based on a ...