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Bosch Thermotechnology kicks off its annual Green Living Awards

Bosch kicks off 2014 Green Living Awards energy-efficiency contest

The contest runs until Dec. 15, 2014 for submitting entries; project work must be completed between Jan. 1, 2013, and Nov. 30, 2014.

May 6, 2014

The contest seeks entries of energy-efficient project installations using Bosch Thermotechnology heating and cooling products and recognizes best entries with gift cards and recognition prizes.

Heat pump water heaters can conserve energy and save homeowners money

While the water’s hot.

Nadia Askar

April 22, 2014

A heat pump water heater is like a refrigerator in reverse.

The geothermal heat pump is just like a boiler

The Glitch and The Fix, February 2014

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

February 13, 2014

A homeowner asks his local heating installer if a geothermal heat pump can be combined with radiant floor heating. The system he creates is meant to supply a dozen independently controlled zones of low-temperature floor heating.

How does a heat pump water heater work?

Water heaters are the second-highest energy source in the home.

February 3, 2014

Water heaters are the second-highest energy source in the home.

Combining outdoor reset control and heat pumps

Don’t overcook it.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

December 19, 2013

In past columns, we’ve discussed geothermal water-to-water heat pumps and air-to-water heat pumps via hydronic heat sources. Both can be a great match to low-temperature hydronic distribution systems.

Heat pump water heater

A. O. Smith launches its newest hybrid electric water heater, the Voltex 50-gal. heat pump as an extension of the existing Voltex line.

December 19, 2013

A. O. Smith launches its newest hybrid electric water heater, the Voltex 50-gal. heat pump as an extension of the existing Voltex line.

NSF certifies first geothermal piping product to ANSI standard

NSF International recently certified Centennial Plastics’s CenFuse geothermal pipe to the American National Standard for Ground-Source Geothermal Piping Systems.

November 18, 2013

NSF International recently certified Centennial Plastics’s CenFuse geothermal pipe to the American National Standard for Ground-Source Geothermal Piping Systems – NSF/ANSI Standard 358-1: Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings for Water-Based Ground-Source “Geothermal” Heat Pump Systems.