Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

First introduced in the 1950s, heat pump installations have increased in North America, in both residential and commercial projects. In fact, the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition of 25 states, ...

With global warming becoming an urgent issue, heating our homes efficiently -- and sustainably -- has taken center stage. As winters become more unpredictable (and unexpectedly harsh), finding ...

A heat pump heats and cools your home, functioning like a combined furnace and central air conditioner. Because it absorbs and moves heat from the air, it is exceptionally energy-efficient and ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Heat pump technology has been advancing quickly in the past several years, and while sales of heat pumps in the United States dipped slightly last year, they still outsold gas furnaces. With a broad ...

Heat pumps are hot. And when the need arises, they’re pretty cold, too. These high-efficiency electric fixtures heat and cool using your home’s existing ductwork. That means they can replace a ...

Here's what you need to know about this new quick-install heat pump before buying, including what some users online are saying about its performance.