Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

A commercial heat pump takes natural thermal energy from the air, ground, or water and turns it into heat which can be used for hot water and heating systems. It is an alternative to the traditional ...

Heat pumps are growing in popularity, with more and more people choosing them over oil or gas heating systems. Although they have higher installation costs than conventional fossil fuel heating ...

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 ...

Here's what you need to know about this new quick-install heat pump before buying, including what some users online are saying about its performance.

Heat pumps have annually outsold gas furnaces for several years now, and with the recent introduction of more high-efficiency, cold-climate, air-source heat pumps, that trend is likely to continue.

Heat pumps have become a kind of Rorschach test for the future of home comfort: to some people they are a climate solution, to others an expensive gamble. What rarely makes it into the marketing copy ...