This article discusses various heating systems and the opportunities to reduce fossil fuel consumption for residential heating. The discussion will review heating system efficiency, costs of different energy sources, and the GHG emissions from these sources. It will also help you compare your existing heating system efficiency to the best currently available systems to determine if it’s replacement is economically justifiable.

Residential heating requires about 55% of residential energy consumption. This article will discuss a variety of methods to reduce your heating costs that generally can be accomplished quickly and at a low cost.

It’s well documented that a reduction of greenhouse gases will require a multi-pronged approach, involving a combination of new technologies along with some existing but not often popular clean energy technologies.

Professor Moomaw’s energy efficient home received a RESNET HERS Index rating of 14, meaning it consumes only 14% of the energy consumed by a new home built in accordance with the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code.