Wood Heat
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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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Flatrock Passive: Laying Out the Mechanical System
Why wood made the most sense as a heating fuel
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Vermont House Uses Only Half a Cord of Firewood
In Ripton, Vermont, this fuel-stingy replica of Chris Corson’s Maine Passivhaus was heated last winter by a small wood stove
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Heating System Safety In Cold Weather
Most house fires occur during cold weather, when wood stoves are cranked up and portable electric space heaters are brought out of the basement and plugged in
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All About Wood Stoves
It might make sense to heat your home with wood — even though firewood is the least convenient of all common fuels
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Heating With Wood Safely and Efficiently
Steps you can take to minimize pollution from your wood stove
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Wood Stoves: Safety First
Wood stoves provide reliable heat, but make sure that yours is safe and efficient
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Are Masonry Heaters a Good Match for Superinsulated Houses?
Or would this high capacity heater be too much of a good thing?
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How to Live Comfortably Off the Grid
Choose heating and energy systems with care and build a tight house
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Should Green Homes Burn Wood?
Extracting fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and oil — by mountaintop removal, fracking, and deep-sea drilling — all entail environmental risks
