Heat pumps function similarly to refrigerators or air conditioners, which take warm air from one space and send it to another. In the winter, a heat pump transfers heat from the outdoors inside and, ...

Heat pumps work best when they’re part of a well-prepared home, to be installed when the building envelope is attended to; ...

This article was originally featured in Knowable. It was an engineering problem that had bugged Zhibin Yu for years — but now he had the perfect chance to fix it. Stuck at home during the first UK ...

Heat pumps – heating and cooling systems that run entirely on electricity – have been getting a lot of attention recently. They’ve been called the “most overlooked climate solution” and “an answer to ...

As cooler months come in, you may be considering buying a heat pump for your home. But before doing that, there are some key considerations to think about.

The Inflation Reduction Act is packed with provisions to incentivize homeowners to make energy-efficiency upgrades to their home, including installing high-efficiency heating, cooling, and ...

Heat pumps electrify your heating and cooling to be more efficient. New technology could solve one of their lingering problems. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...