Heat pumps have become a kind of Rorschach test for the future of home comfort: to some people they are a climate solution, ...

Installing a sewer pump in your house is an essential step towards maintaining a functional plumbing system. Gravity-fed systems have limitations, and there are scenarios where a sewer pump becomes ...

Air source and ground source heat pumps both offer low-carbon heating, but they suit very different homes. Here’s how the ...

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 ...

With most UK homes still heated by gas, we compare gas boilers and heat pumps on cost, efficiency, carbon impact and system types ...

Racine is giving 100 homeowners up to $5,000 to install a new sump pump in their homes. The goal of this effort is to prevent sanitary sewer system backup into homes. Grant money for the sump pumps ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

A heat pump at a home in Germany. Eco-friendly heating systems are eligible for government subsidies. Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP A combination of grants for householders, subsidies for businesses ...