Partners and Useful Links
These partners are collaborating with EPA to develop, run, and
evaluate model Wood Stove & Fireplace Changeout Campaigns in several U.S. locations.
The first model campaign is planned for 2005.
http://www.hpba.org/ | http://www.csia.org/ | http://heartheducation.org/ | ||||
Additional Sources of Information
- Hearth.com - A comprehensive website that will help you find most any hearth product you are looking for and/or address any of your hearth questions.
- EPA's AIRNow site shows the air quality forcast for your area.
- EPA's AIRNow Inversions site provides information for people living in areas that restrict the burning of wood during a temperature inversion. Visit your state or local air pollution agency to find out whether there are restrictions on wood burning in your area.
- EPA's Office of Air and Radiation
- What You Should Know About Combustion Appliances and Indoor Air Pollution - answers common questions about indoor air pollution from combustion appliances
- The Inside Story:
A Guide to Indoor Air Quality - includes a discussion
of health effects from wood smoke and ways to reduce exposure
- EPA's Outdoor Wood-fired Hydronic Heater (OWHH) website offers information about choosing cleaner, more efficient OWHHs (also known as "Outdoor Wood Heaters," "Outdoor Wood Boilers," or "Outdoor Furnaces") to heat your home more efficiently and safely.
- The Wood Heat Organization
The Wood Heat Organization was formed to support the public in the responsible use of wood energy in the home. The organization fulfills its mandate by providing reliable information, by conducting research into wood heating-related issues and by representing the public interest in discussions of policies that affect wood burning. Although Woodheat is federally incorporated in Canada, and its government relations efforts are necessarily concentrated there, its mandate and activities are not confined to one country. The objective is to provide useful information to anyone who uses wood for home heating, wherever in the world they live. In practical terms, however, we admit that this Web site is largely North American-centric. In time, we hope to have content contributors from other parts of the world.
- Great Lakes Changeout Information and Resources
- Information about the 2001 Great Wood Stove and Fireplace Changeout campaign in the Great Lakes area (including parts of Canada)
- Materials used
in the 2001 Great Lakes changeout campaign
- Information on Hearth Fuels and Hearth Products
This page includes (1) a glossary of hearth terms; (2) information on fuels such as wood, coal, gas, pellets, electricity, and manufactured fire logs; and (3) useful calculators (see links below).
- The Masonry Heater Association
of North America
Masonry heaters store heat. Energy from a short hot fire is stored in the thermal mass and can provide heat all day long.
- Wise Heat
- Alternative heating reviews and information.