Researchers in Spain have proposed two control strategies for the integration of heat pumps in district heating systems assisted by solar thermal collectors. Their technical-economic analysis shows ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. We like to repeat architect Carl Elefante's adage that "the ...

Cool Down’s upgraded Smart Control Unit adds heating, dehumidifying, and real-time savings to cut AC use by up to 67%.

Predictive control techniques, particularly model predictive control (MPC), are revolutionising the management of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in modern buildings. By ...

Which is best for energy savings? We put heat pumps vs solar panels to the test. Both can improve your home’s energy expenses, reduce your carbon footprint and crucially, save you money on your energy ...

Editor’s Note: Student journalists from more than a dozen schools across Vermont contributed to the Climate Report Card series, reporting on their schools’ systems for heat, electricity, ...

Autonomous technology, increasingly prevalent in airlines, cars and manufacturing plants, is transforming the way commercial buildings are heated and cooled. A raft of new tools for the autonomous ...

When Jack Schniepp’s furnace began to fail this winter in his two-story Bend home, he and his wife decided they’d tear it out and replace it with a heat pump. “We wanted to do it for climate-related ...