Heating and cooling a house are two of the biggest ongoing costs for homeowners and are responsible for the bulk of the average household’s energy consumption. A new kind of roof-and-attic system ...

MITIGATING HEAT TRANSFER: The first place that insulation should be added to a home is the attic. If it is not insulated properly, the attic can be the biggest source of heat loss and potential roof ...

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When asked to identify the three most important things a good HVAC contractor should know, the powered attic ventilator (PAV) comes to mind. In addition to sizing equipment using a load calculation ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Here's an Energy Saver tip that focuses on dealing with summer heat. Mary Bubala reports. An attic ventilating system draws cool air up through the house and can feel like air ...

Cooling your home this summer will likely cost more than ever. Across the U.S., residential electricity bills are climbing fast, just as forecasters warn of another season of unrelenting heat.

On July 9, the temperature outdoors was a typical summery 88 degrees, with humidity that felt like 700 percent. In the attic of our Potomac house, though, it was 120 degrees. Crews had been working ...