Oil furnaces are somewhat less expensive than an equivalent natural gas furnace. But oil furnaces also need a fuel storage tank, so installed cost can sometimes be higher with oil than natural gas.

Outdoor wood-fired furnaces can be a cheap and efficient way to heat the home. But if not run properly, these furnaces can devastate community health and neighborhood relationships. Here's how to k ...

Some of those furnaces are designed for basement installation. Grandma and Grandpa had one. Even after they gave up coal in favor of oil, they installed a wood-burning furnace alongside the oil ...

Boilers and furnaces use fuel or electricity to heat a building, but they work differently. Here's what you need to know about them.

Save money and increase self-reliance with this DIY wood burning furnace. Building a homemade outdoor wood furnace can heat your home and hot water.

So instead of using their oil tank, they’re using two mini-splits, small devices powered by electricity that heat the front and back rooms of their long house. The wood stove they normally use as a ...

Building by building, New York and other cities are trying to stop the age-old use of fossil fuels to heat homes and buildings. In the U.S., new climate laws aim to speed things up.

A mild winter, as predicted by Accuweather senior meteorologist Paul Pastelok, could help area residents this year as they face the daunting cost of keeping warm in homes heated by oil furnaces ...

The English had used coal for domestic heating from the time of the Romans because it burned longer and had nearly double the energy intensity of wood. So what drove the shift? Deforestation was a ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – A state commission today approved plans to phase out fossil fuel-burning furnaces beginning as soon as 2025 as part of New York’s aggressive program to address climate change ...

King County Executive Dow Constantine wants to create a loan program to make clean home energy more affordable. Look to Snohomish County to see how it works.