Newly-manufactured indoor residential gas furnaces will have to be at least 95% efficient starting in late 2028 under a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In an effort to save ...

Derived from the Latin word fornax, meaning oven, a furnace is a large heating appliance designed to evenly distribute heat throughout a building. Furnaces accomplish this by burning fuel internally ...

The basic principle of physics that explains heat pump technology has been in use for centuries. The ancient Chinese used the geothermal power of natural hot springs to heat their homes. However, ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Conventional heat pumps have been heating and cooling homes for decades. In fact, about one in three homes in the United States already uses one. However, heat pumps are mostly found in southern and ...

Heat pumps run on electricity and furnaces run on fossil fuels, natural gas, propane, or oil. Our experts say there's no clear answer for which type is more energy efficient. Location plays a major ...

This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab. A heat pump can heat and cool a space by ...

U.S. Steel officials today celebrated the start-up of the company’s first electric arc furnace at Fairfield Works, a $412 million investment it says will eventually produce 1.6 million tons of steel a ...