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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japanese industrial conglomerate Fujitsu has unveiled a residential split-type heat pump system that is claimed to be an ideal replacement for packaged terminal air conditioners (PTACs). “The Fujitsu ...

Q: I am one of a growing number of Americans with a new mini-split heat pump. I have no idea how to maintain it or use it efficiently. I’ve talked with many other owners and we are all largely in the ...

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