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Dual solar tubing with stainless-steel tubes

Flexsure’s dual solar tubing system connects supply and return lines between solar panels and a hot water storage tank.

May 17, 2013

Flexsure’s dual solar tubing system connects supply and return lines between solar panels and a hot water storage tank.

Geothermal systems ebook

The NEWS and AHRI released a 30-page ebook on helping contractors get into the growing geothermal market.

May 17, 2013

The NEWS and AHRI released a 30-page ebook on helping contractors get into the growing geothermal market.

Does home energy use info result in smarter home-buying decisions?

Home inspections to ensure safety and structural soundness long have been part of the home-buying process.

April 30, 2013

Home inspections to ensure safety and structural soundness long have been part of the home-buying process.

Solar Thermal Report- Spring 2013: Solar thermal resources

Guide for installers is among the tools available to contractors and engineers.

Kelly Faloon

April 26, 2013

When we began publishing Solar Installer in 2008, our intent was to educate the readers of Plumbing & Mechanical about systems that use the renewable energy source of the sun to heat water and buildings. We

Solar Thermal Report- Spring 2013: If I Made the Tanks, Part 1

What would an ideal pressurized thermal storage tank for a solar combisystem look like?

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

April 26, 2013

Residential solar combisystems provide domestic water heating and some percentage of space heating. Although less known than domestic hot water-only systems, combisystems can be practical and efficient if properly sized and designed.

Boiler Control

April 19, 2013

The tekmar Boiler Control 284 offers the ultimate level of flexibility in mixed boiler plant operation.

NYSERDA home performance contractors recognized by DOE for energy-efficiency projects

March 31, 2013

Fourteen building trades contractors participating in the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s Home Performance with Energy Star program received 2012 Century Club Awards from the U.S. Department of Energy

5 reasons to switch from forced-air heating to radiant heating

March 31, 2013

Massachusetts-based Rodenhiser Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning has five reasons for its customers to switch from forced-air heating to radiant heating

Waste heat from burning garbage piped underground to heat a city

March 22, 2013

Cardiff, Wales, may see heat piped underground for use in homes and businesses from burning garbage

Solar thermal incentive program expanded in California

March 22, 2013

California regulators have expanded the state’s California Solar Initiative Thermal Program in an effort to provide enhanced incentives for solar heating and cooling technologies