Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

With global warming becoming an urgent issue, heating our homes efficiently -- and sustainably -- has taken center stage. As winters become more unpredictable (and unexpectedly harsh), finding ...

A heat pump doesn't generate heat; it transfers it from one place to another. It's an appliance with a bright future in an ...

Geothermal heat pumps heat and cool homes through a loop of piping buried underground or submerged in water, like a pond.

Massachusetts heat-pump owners will spend less to stay warm this winter, thanks to an innovative policy going into effect ...

Following its 2021 residential Cold Climate Heat Pump (CCHP) challenge, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently launched a similar program for commercial rooftop heat pumps. The DOE’s Commercial ...

Dan and Malia Fredrickson used the opportunity of a malfunctioning air conditioner to take a step toward electrifying their home by getting a heat pump, equipment that’s been around for a while but ...

Future generations will marvel at the ridiculous ways we’ve been keeping warm. With a furnace, you’re inefficiently burning toxic, planet-warming gas. In a big city like New York, your building might ...

In the depths of the 75-year-old Kendall Cogeneration Station along the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a ...