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‘Solar furnace’ available for low-income homes

Two large, joined solar panels hang on an outside wall and work similar to most solar panels.

May 30, 2014

Conservation Corps Iowa showcased the first home with a so-called “solar furnace” at a recent open house event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, according to a report from KCRG.com.

Central heating is making us fat!

Dutch researchers say bodies no longer need to burn extra calories to keep warm.

May 25, 2014

Dutch researchers say bodies no longer need to burn extra calories to keep warm.

ASHRAE 2014 conference track focuses on ground-source heat pumps

ASHRAE’s 2014 Annual Conference takes place June 28-July 2 in Seattle.

April 30, 2014

The “Ground Source Heat Pumps State of the Art: Design, Performance and Research” track addresses all aspects of design that lead to optimally performing systems while avoiding common pitfalls that lead to poorly performing systems. The track was organized by ASHRAE, the National Ground Water Association, the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association and the Geothermal Exchange Organization.

Sterling launches new website for residential baseboards

The site’s new design includes feature, design and application information on the company’s brands.

April 17, 2014

The site’s new design includes feature, design and application information on the company’s brands, which manufacturer fin-tube hydronic-heating baseboard: Classic, Kom-Pak, Senior, Heatrim, Petite 7 and Petite 9, Suntemp and DesignLine Elegance and Synergy.

Energy-efficient thermostat for radiant heating

Warmup’s 3iE is a fully interactive thermostat with touch technology and energy monitoring for radiant heating that learns from the user’s programming changes and temperature selections.

April 17, 2014

The thermostat can be used as a floor-temperature sensor, an air-temperature sensor or both. It automatically adjusts to changing external conditions to give optimal start-up times so there is no wasted energy.

Device helps retrofit UK homes for solar thermal

The Pod is a solar heat store where cold water is rapidly preheated on demand as it flows through a high-surface area coil of pipe inside the unit before entering the existing heating system.

March 31, 2014

United Kingdom-based Viridian Solar unveiled its Pod solar device March 4 at this year’s Ecobuild in the UK.

Sewage to heat Milwaukee sewer plant buildings

Sewage gets its warmth from heated water from homes and businesses that is flushed down drains to sewers and mixed with heated wastewater from industries.

February 28, 2014

Here’s another big city harvesting “waste” heat from sewage. Milwaukee wants to use sewage to warm buildings at two sewage treatment plants.