If you've opted for beautiful, long curtains, you might be fighting against your home's thermal efficiency, say the experts ...

Heating and cooling account for most of the energy used in homes and businesses, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...

Researchers demonstrate that silver nanoring coatings can block near-infrared heat while keeping windows clear, enabling ...

WITH the colder months approaching, many of us are already preparing ways to keep our homes warm, ideally without spending too much on heating bills. Last winter, research revealed that 1.7 ...

You don't need to call an electrician. Gradient's 120-volt All-Weather Heat Pump is easy to install on your own and plugs into a standard outlet. Jon covers ...

Temperatures could hit 100 degrees Monday and Tuesday — a level of heat that Philadelphia hasn't reached since 2012. But people who need to be at home, for work or any other reason, are stuck trying ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. Our homes use a lot of energy. The huge amounts ...

A new Danish research breakthrough could make buildings far more energy-efficient in the future. Researchers from Aarhus ...

Researchers at Aarhus University’s Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) report a passive smart-window concept based ...