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A low-mass copper tube boiler is installed with six zone circuits controlled by zone valves. The installer got a great price on a “contractor pack” of 3/4-in. copper tees, so the supply and return headers are build with 3/4-in copper, as are all the zone circuits.

While Americans have burned less Btu to heat and cool their homes, the amount of energy used for appliances, electronics and lighting has grown.

The geothermal and water-source heat pumps manufacturer recently appointed a director of utility development for the company and a sales manager for its Hyper Engineering business unit.

The transition from Slant/Fin’s current factory-direct team to Davenport Associates is expected to be seamless.

The A. O. Smith Foundation made first-time donations to the Army Emergency Relief Fund and the Fisher House, two organizations providing support to soldiers and their families at Fort Campbell, Ky.

 KWT heat pumps are typically used to recover natural heat — such as solar energy stored in the ground or in groundwater — which is used for efficient domestic hot water and space heating. 

The federal law authorizing the National Oilheat Research Alliance program expired on Feb. 6, 2010.

 One takes waste heat and transfers it to a building’s water heating system and the other uses mirrors to concentrate the solar energy to one area of PV cells and a fluid heat transfer system. 

 Electric radiant heating system manufacturer Warmly Yours has three tips to selling an electric radiant system to homeowners: affordable luxury, two price points and voltage requirements.