A variety of technologies are available for heating your house. In addition to furnaces and boilers, heating options include wood and pellet heaters, active solar heating, and heat pumps, which are used for both heating and cooling. In addition, a combination of proper insulation, air sealing, and energy-efficient windows and doors will help ensure that your home is both comfortable and energy efficient.
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Does your home have an efficient system for distributing heat? Learn about different distribution systems.
Live in a cold climate, but get lots of sun? Active solar heating may be the most efficient option for heating your home.
Electric resistance heating can be expensive to operate, but may be appropriate if you heat a room infrequently or if it would be expensive to extend the existing heating system to an addition.
Say goodbye to cold floors in winter. Radiant heating can be a comfortable and efficient heating choice.
Looking for an inexpensive way to heat a room? Portable heaters are useful for supplemental or occasional heating, but must be installed and operated properly to avoid fire and burn hazards.
Live in a mild climate? A heat pump might be your best option for efficient heating and cooling.
A four-step guide to making your home more comfortable, energy efficient and healthy.
Instead of making a New Year's resolution, this year make a home energy efficiency resolution. For the second year in a row, we are sharing our top 8 tips to save energy and money at home.