Homes built after 1950 or so are typically heated with either hot air blown through ducts or hot water pumped through baseboard heaters. Older homes often have cast-iron radiators, which produce heat ...

Stay Clean & Safe in the Winter Months By Rob Robillard In the North East, winter means shoveling and salting your walkway and stairs. The problem is that salt destroys stonework, and black ice can ...

It's a cold winter's morning as your creep into the bathroom. But you're not greeted by a frigid floor—instead, soothing heat seeps up from beneath you. Good thinking installing that in-floor heating ...

Air conditioning bills are spiking and as climate change starts to impact more parts of the country, air conditioners are running for longer periods. Now millions of Americans are starting to install ...

Lexie is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Home and has over 6 years of professional experience as a writer and editor in the home improvement space. She's previously worked at sites such as HomeAdvisor ...

If you aren’t familiar with heat pumps, there’s no time like the present to change that. California has announced it will begin phasing out gas furnaces in 2023, and because heat pumps use 50 percent ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa - January 22, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Northwest Plumbing Heating & AC has announced the expansion ...

A recent boiler retrofit project highlighted the incredible benefits of the press fitting process while illustrating some of the potential concerns that might arise while using this system. We ...

Homeowners looking for an energy-efficient alternative to traditional air conditioners in the spring and summer months (and furnaces in the winter) might want to invest in a heat pump. It's a type of ...

A Virginia retrofit pairs propane and electric to eliminate resistance heat, cut energy costs, and deliver consistent comfort ...

Heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions associated with heating buildings, and many states have set aggressive targets to ...