Category: AC, heating, insulation

When my wife and I bought a new home, it came standard with an underfloor heating system. Since we'd never had one before I decided to do some research to figure out how it works and most...

Would it surprise you to know that energy ratings for homes aren't a 21st century invention but actually have their history all the way back to the early 1980s? At the time, energy ratings were...

Listening to the wrong advice regarding your home heating can cost you money and a great deal of time as you try to troubleshoot things when you end up being colder or hotter than you'd like. As...

Forced air systems use a series of air ducts and registers throughout your home to push warm air from the furnace in the winter and cool air from the air conditioner in the summer. Even if you have...

Heating and cooling normally represents a very large component of a home's ongoing costs. Combined they tend to represent about 30% of energy usage in a home with water heating adding an additional...

Forced air heating systems that use a natural gas-powered furnace are very popular particularly in northern North American climates. Over the years, furnaces have achieved very high efficiency...