Heat Pumps- Page 6 of 7
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Choosing an Air Conditioner
How to choose between room air conditioners, central air conditioners, and heat pumps
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Ground-Source Heat Pumps, Part 3: Five Questions
For the last part of this Green Architects' Lounge podcast episode, Phil and Chris play "Five Questions" with two professional heat pump installers
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Ground-Source Heat Pumps, Part 2: Rules of Thumb
Deciding to use a ground-source heat pump is a big step; bigger still is dealing with all of the many variables that affect the design, scale, and cost of the system
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Ground-Source Heat Pumps, Part 1: The Basics
Feelings for this type of system run hot and cold! Love them or hate them, ground source heat pumps can offer excellent energy efficiency for your new home or renovation project.
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Now’s a Good Time to Replace Your Heating System
With the 30% tax credit in place for heating system upgrades through the end of 2010, now might be a good time to consider an upgrade.
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Ground-Source Heat Pumps (2010)
Despite being highly efficient at turning kilowatt-hours of electricity into heat or chilled air, ground-source heat pumps have a significant drawback and usually aren't the best heating system choice.
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Air-Source Heat Pumps
Last week’s column looked at efficient but also very expensive ground-source heat pumps; this week we’ll look at a less expensive option that’s becoming more common even in our climate:…
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Ground-Source Heat Pumps Have Low Operating Costs
Ground-source heat pumps are the most efficient heating and cooling systems with the lowest life-cycle cost. They are operating in all 50 states and the Canadian provinces, so there is no justification for the statement, "They don’t work here."
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PRO/CON: Are Heat Pumps Green?
A heat pump draws heat from the air, earth, well water, or pond water and uses that energy to heat or cool a house -
Heat Pumps: The Basics
Heat Pumps Use Heat in the Air, Earth, or Water to Heat a House