heating and cooling

heating and cooling

Cold-hardy homeowners save big bucks in heating

Maybe it’s Yankee thrift. Or maybe your blood really does get thinner in warmer climates. For whatever reason, it seems cold-hardy residents of New England keep their home thermostats set much cooler in the winter than do their Southern and Midwestern neighbors. Good thing, too: setting their thermostats low

heating and cooling

Carbon could prove the 'good guy' for better heating, cooling

Carbon could go from villain to hero, according to researchers who have developed a better way to use “adsorption technology” to drive more efficient heaters and air conditioners. The process involves using carbon to adsorb a refrigerant — essentially causing it to cling to the carbon’s surface, rather than absorbing