World's First "Stack Convection" Room Heater Saves up to 50% on Heating BillsSYS-CON Media (press release)The envi provides an efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly alternative to central heating. The heater features new patented "Stack
Editor's Picks: 10 Coolest Houses of 2009Builder Magazine... and used the home's butterfly roof to provide just the right angle for the 10-kilowatt solar heating and cooling system and for water collection.
Dane County's first "net zero" houseWKOW-TV.comMassive solar panels provide natural energy from the sun, and a geothermal system brings in heat and cooling from the earth. Insulated windows and walls
Officials urge residents to be safe when heating their homes this seasonEnid News & EagleIn your fireplace or wood stove, use only dry, seasoned wood to avoid the build-up of creosote, an oily deposit that easily catches fire and accounts for
Ron Duncan, Go Green, Dec. 12, 2009: Tankless water heaters: Should Santa Cruz SentinelIf your tank water heater can not supply sufficient hot water, or you want to save some energy from heating water, then a tankless water heater may be for
Green set of winter warmersMorpeth Herald - Morpeth,England,UKBy ANDREW COULSON A MORPETH property developer is the first in the North East to use an alternative heating system which will keep a set of stone cottages
Peanut shells, corn stalks: China's alternative to coal?CNNAccording to state-run news agency Xinhua, 80000 households in downtown Beijing have done away with coal heating this winter, the Beijing Electric Power
Energy savings can start at homeMuskogee Daily PhoenixOG&E says a geothermal system can heat and cool a 2000 square-foot home for about $1 a day. We do lots of homes with geothermal energy,
SpringLeaf developers building 'net zero-energy' homesLongmont Daily Times-CallThe geothermal system is about $29000 more than a conventional system, but the benefit is having no monthly heating or cooling bills.
Choosing central heating systems to match the homeBHL... who live in a rural retreat away from the National Grid, this may not be a possibility and they may wish to look to alternative heating appliances.
On The House: A cost-effective heating alternativeChippewa HeraldBoth types are inexpensive and easy to install, but there's a catch electric baseboard heaters use electricity to create heat. Compared to gas fired
How To Cut Your Winter Energy BillsConsumer AffairsStorm windows can reduce heat lost by single-paned windows by 2550 percent during the winter. As an alternative, you can improve your windows temporarily
Duluth man builds, sells, solar heating window blindsMinnesota Public Radio"I never quit playing with solar heating since that time. It became a little bit of a passion," he said. Two years ago, he hit on the window blind heater.
As temperatures dip and heaters stay on, follow expert advice to Sierra Vista Herald - Sierra Vista,AZ,USAAlternative heating devices like space heaters can also present an issue if they are not used properly. If you have an electric space heater,
Smithsburg brothers get wind of energy-saving strategyThe Herald-MailAs part of a recently approved temporary residential stimulus package in the county, the permit fee for alternative energy sources such as wind turbines is
Sustainable Living: A real game-changer in home heatingNRToday.comThey are more efficient and produce only a fraction of the pollution of even a certified wood stove. The heat output is controlled by changing the flow of
Finally, a home that gives more than it takesThe Union LeaderThe 1930-square-foot home also has windows that provide passive solar heating, which means even in December, when outside temperatures dropped,
2010 Solar Pricing To Be About Half the 2008 CostEnvironmental LeaderFinally, the cost of drilling for geothermal energy dropped by nearly 50 percent at certain times in the past year as a lack of financing and cheaper oil
New home keeps carbon footprint small, sells its electricity to Huntsville al.comIf there's an outage during the winter, a clean-burning wood stove in the front room of the house will keep the place warm. "I'm just thinking of being
Clean-Energy Programs Booming at Community CollegesNew York TimesThe school also trains workers to be prepared to work with solar power and geothermal energy and do home audits. Nationally, community college enrollments
It's the season to start using your fireplaceDaily Democrat... Group When temperatures drop, many families stop adjusting the thermostat and burn wood instead, a hands-on, rustic alternative to home heating.
Federal energy tax credit: worth your investment?WNYTBut this year, he warmed up to the idea of a new wood stove, something he couldn't afford before. "This year we found out there was a $1500 tax credit and
Greenest Design in America Is Right HereMartha's Vineyard GazetteHaving a turbine or a geothermal system alone really is not that impressive. The real innovation comes when you start combining these individual components
Two big advantages of closed-loop geothermal systemsChristian Science MonitorBy Alexandra Marks | 11.19.09 When our heating contractor Tony Silverio told us we had a choice between a closed loop and an open loop geothermal system,
