ONTARIO, CA — IAPMO® recently completed Technical Committee Meetings toward the development of the 2027 editions of the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code (USHGC®) and Uniform Swimming Pool, ...

When it comes to energy-efficient residential heating, heat pumps and condensing furnaces have grabbed most of the attention lately. But the benefits of hydronic radiant systems should not be ...

Since ancient times, people have found ways to use the sun’s heat to stay warm or keep cool. They built homes from clay and other materials that hold heat well, and they placed them in ways that ...

A passive solar-heated home needs no solar panels to heat or cool it. Rather, the energy used to heat and cool a house comes directly from the sun through skylights and windows. Some of that energy is ...

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 ...

US-based residential and commercial heating products manufacturer U.S. Boiler has launched a monobloc air-to-water heat pump for applications in residential buildings. The manufacturer stated the new ...

The carbon footprint of new buildings keeps shrinking. But most buildings are old—and heating and cooling them is one of the world’s largest sources of emissions. It isn’t a simple process to retrofit ...

Parker explains that there are two kinds of solar energy systems. Solar thermal uses the sun's energy to create heat for air or water; Shea's is a solar thermal system. Solar electric, or photovoltaic ...

Electric radiant floor systems typically consist of electric heating cables built into the floor. Electrical matting may also be mounted on the subfloor or below floor covering. The primary advantages ...