The No. 1 reason why customers choose to install a hydronic/geothermal system is comfort, according to Bill Landis, sales manager, J.K. Mechanical Inc., Willow Street, Pa. And the No. 2 reason? That ...

The hardwood floors, abundant light and meticulously crafted built-ins are what you notice first when walking into the Glastonbury home of Paul and Denise Reddington. But it’s what’s in the basement — ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Analysis: Could using heat from beneath the earth to warm and cool buildings deliver low carbon heat and help to relieve pressure on our electrical grid? Geothermal energy has been used through the ...

The turban-topped towers on the roof of Östratorn School rotate in the wind, creating low pressure in the building’s ducts that draws air through the building, providing heating and cooling. In ...

Fifty degrees is the temperature of the liquid that comes out of the ground in the geothermal heating-cooling systems homeowners are increasingly asking Schwickert’s about. Soucek, in the midst of ...