Tag: Heating

Heathrow Airport is looking at using geothermal heating to combat its runways from freezing in winter.
The British Airports Authority said the underground heating technology could prevent a repeat of last December, when the airport had to be closed for five days and 4,000 flights cancelled due to ice on the runways.

Many conventional home heating and cooling appliances perform a single function, such as space heating or cooling (heat pumps supply both space heating and cooling), water heating, or ventilation.
Appliances that perform two or more of these functions, however, are becoming more popular. more...

What if there was a way to save money, get credit on your monthly utility bill and help the environment, all at the same time? More and more Southern Maryland residents are doing just that.

With the free SMECO CoolSentry program, you too can get annual bill credits and lower your monthly expenses, all while enjoying the cool comfort you love in your home.

Here are tips and instructions on how to insulate your home. Take a few minutes to read them thoroughly. Following these instructions can save you time and effort.

In this document you will find information about:

• How Insulating Your Home Saves Money
• Types of Insulation
• How Much Insulation You Will Need
• Spreading Loose-fill Insulating Materials
• Applying Insulation in Blanket Form
• Insulating Walls

Heating and cooling your home uses more energy and drains more energy dollars than any other system in your home. Typically, 44 percent of your utility bill goes for heating and cooling. What's more, heating and cooling systems in the United States together emit over a half billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, adding to global warming. They also generate about 24 percent of the nation's sulfur dioxide and 12 percent of the nitrogen oxides, the chief ingredients in acid rain.

With heating costs on the rise, now is the time to educate yourself on home heating. DoItYourself.com provides you with information on different types of heating systems, as well as ways to keep your heat bills down, solar heat, portable heaters and generators, and energy saving thermostats.