Embassy Suites in Portland, Oregon, consistently wins high reviews online — many of which give the enthusiastic thumbs-up for the 276-room historic hotel, an architectural masterpiece built in 1912.  

I’m fortunate to be living next door to a very unique hydronic heating/cooling system.

Although I’ve worked with hydronic heating for four decades, and designed systems around just about every possible heat source, I would be hard pressed to predict what might be available as hydronic heat sources 25 years from now.  

A commonality among all renewable energy heat sources is that they perform best when coupled to low-temperature hydronic distribution systems. 

The geothermal heat pump market is headed for another strong year in 2019. The 30% uncapped federal income tax credit on EnergyStar-rated geothermal heat pumps remains in full effect.

South-facing walls in cold climates offer advantages.

The temperature of the thermal storage tank can vary over a wide range.

The Second Law of Thermodynamics implies it’s not wise to convert high-grade energy, such as the chemical energy in a fuel, into lower-grade thermal energy until the latter is needed.

Aquatechnik’s faser FIBER-T and FIBER-COND multilayer pipes feature special reinforced fibers in the middle layer.

Vitor Gregorio, an experienced Bosch Manager, succeeds Richard Soper, leading the Thermotechnology division.