Heat pumps operate by moving heat from lower temperature areas to higher temperature areas. They typically take advantage of an electrically driven compressor and a closed vapor compression cycle.

In researching and writing about building products for our publication Environmental Building News over the past 20-plus years I’ve had an opportunity to cover some fascinating breakthrough products ...

UK-based researchers have developed a novel method to estimate the amount of defrost cycles a heat pump will experience in the winter and how much energy it would require to implement the cycles. The ...

Heat pumps provide heating in winter and cooling in summer. While they’re OK for moderate climates, they are not efficient in extreme cold climates. Building on work that began five years ago, ...

"It’s no different." Homeowner faces immediate criticism after ragging on extremely popular HVAC upgrade: 'The technology isn ...

Homeowners looking for an energy-efficient alternative to traditional air conditioners in the spring and summer months (and furnaces in the winter) might want to invest in a heat pump. It's a type of ...

A new type of heat pump could let residents in cold climates halve their heating bills. New technology coming out of Purdue University may end up maintaining the efficiency of heat pumps in cold ...

UK scientists designed a new heat pump concept that they claim could be particularly beneficial to newly developed areas or potential residential complexes. The system uses ice or ice slurry as the ...

ROCKLEDGE, Fla. - Heat pumps designed for NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) and the new Orion lunar crew exploration vehicle are not pie in the sky. They are real, functioning HVAC units that ...