Researchers at the University of the Basque Country (EHU) have explored how a combination of photovoltaic energy and heat pumps could be used to carry out the energy retrofitting of social rental ...

The system was simulated with MATLAB software. The PV modules generated electricity for the power pump and the HP, while the ...

City Council unanimously approved a budget of $7.8 million originally allocated to Pickering Middle School’s geothermal heating system to be repurposed for unrestricted use for the construction of the ...

ALBANY — The state Building Code Council on Friday approved the implementation of the All Electric Buildings Act, which ...

After recognizing the wide variability in building heating demand, it begs the question as to why a boiler system would need to operate at 180°F to meet the heating load throughout the year. Hydronic ...

How a City Uses Gov Tech to Improve Building Heat Systems Cambridge, Mass., wants to persuade more property owners to change from heating oil to electric heat to soften the impacts of climate change.

On Friday, the Washington State Building Code Council voted 11-3 in favor of a new statewide update to the commercial building energy code. The legislation summary spans more than 330 pages and ...

A set of coils going out of commission can and will disable a building’s heating system for days. The same is true of elevator-control mechanisms and all sorts of other aging components.

In one-phase systems, a liquid coolant moves through the system and absorbs excess heat, which raises the liquid’s temperature. This is similar to the way cars use radiators to cool.

OLYMPIA (AP) — After efforts to restrict the use of natural gas in future commercial building heating systems in Washington stalled in the Legislature, the state’s Building Code Council ...

The use of natural gas or electricity in future commercial building heating systems in Washington will be significantly restricted after the State Building Code Council adopted two new revisions ...