Hydronic Heat
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Warm Floors and Energy Efficiency
In-floor radiant heat—especially in bathrooms—is a popular home improvement but is it wasteful?
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The BS* + Beer Show: Heating With Wood
Learn about three distinct approaches to optimizing wood as a primary fuel source
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Flatrock Passive: Firing Up the Heating System
A wood-fired gasification boiler is the centerpiece of this Passive House heating system
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Solar Thermal is NOT Dead
Solar thermal systems produce hot water in an environmentally responsible way
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Designing a Combined Hot Water System
A reader looks for advice on designing a system that provides both domestic hot water and space heating
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All About Radiant Floors
Although in-floor hydronic tubing provides comfortable space heating, these systems are expensive and rarely appropriate for a well-designed house
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Using Hot Water to Heat Air with a Hydronic Furnace
Increasing safety, comfort, and efficiency in an old, leaky condo
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Q&A Spotlight: Will One Radiant Floor Heat Two Stories?
A radiant-floor heating system in the basement of a tight house may work for both floors of a ranch, but the devil will be in the details