When Derek Eder started looking for an all-electric heating system for his 100-year-old home in Oak Park, some local furnace installers refused to work with him, saying the technology wasn’t up to the ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

Explore various floor heating options to find the perfect fit for your space. Discover innovative solutions and enhance your ...

"This progress is making a real difference." New census data reveals 'unprecedented' change in how this state's residents ...

When shopping for a new heating and cooling system, you may wonder what HVAC stands for. HVAC is an acronym for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. This includes your heating system, central ...

Radiant heat may be costly to install, but it’s among the most energy-efficient methods of heating your home. If you’re thinking of using a radiant heating system in your home, energy-efficient ...

Home heating contributes to nearly a third of the average U.S. utility bill — more than any other system in a home. To make matters worse, home heating costs are on the rise. The National Energy ...

Electricity flow is generally invisible, silent, and not something that most humans want to touch, so understanding how charge moves around can be fairly unintuitive at first. There are plenty of ...

There’s nothing worse than rolling out of bed on an icy winter morning and feeling the chill of cold tile beneath your feet. Of course, the luxury of warm floorboards underfoot is not the only reason ...

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 ...