HVAC

Home Skylights

Bob Vila — Home Skylights - Skylights and roof windows can provide interior building spaces with the warmth and brightness of natural daylight. Their ability to Recent, "high tech" developments maximize skylights for daylighting. An "element" on ...More…

A.O. Smith Water Products

Bob Vila — A.O. Smith Water Products - Behind the Scenes - Vermont Farmhouse A.O. Smith Water Products Company's new high-efficiency Powerhouse SuperSize water heaters meet hot water demands at a reasonable cost, thanks to the high-efficiency design, ...More…

A Guide to Indoor Air Quality

Bob Vila — A Guide to Indoor Air Quality - Pollutants inside your home are especially dangerous as they are with you through the day and night. Understanding the Pollutants inside your home are especially dangerous as they are with you through the day and ...More…

Caulk and Weatherstripping

Bob Vila — Caulk and Weatherstripping - Warmed or air-conditioned air mixes with outside air through gaps in your home's thermal envelope-exterior walls, windows Warmed or air-conditioned air mixes with outside air through gaps in your home's thermal ...More…

Green Homes Special Series: Part Fourteen: Zero-Energy Homes

Bob Vila — Many homeowners are finding their budgets stretched with escalating prices for home heating, cooling and electricity. But there is a tiny but growing number who enjoy homes with an annual net energy use of zero. Zero-energy homes, or ZEHs, were ...More…

Cut the Costs of Home Heating

Bob Vila — Cut the Costs of Home Heating - Keep warm and comfortable this winter and lower your utility bills with some energy-efficient home improvements. Keep warm and comfortable this winter and lower your utility bills with some energy-efficient home ...More…

Winterizing on a Budget

Bob Vila — Winterizing on a Budget - Stay comfortable this winter and protect your investment with some easy and affordable ways to maximize energy savings. Here Stay comfortable this winter and protect your investment with some easy and affordable ways to ...More…

Fireplace Innovations

Bob Vila — Fireplace Innovations - Improvements in technology give homeowners beautiful design options, increased energy efficiency and the ability to add a fire Improvements in technology give homeowners beautiful design options, increased energy ...More…

60-Minute Home Improvement Projects

Bob Vila — Think you don't have time for a home improvement project? Think again. Here are some ideas for quick projects that can improve your home's efficiency, appearance and safety. On television, home improvement projects go from start to finish in 60 .. ...More…

Avoiding Flood Damage and Protecting Your Property

Bob Vila — Avoiding Flood Damage and Protecting Your Property - Flood protection can involve a variety of changes to your house and property-changes that can var Flood protection can involve a variety of changes to your house and property-changes that can ...More…

Home Heat: Gas, Oil or Propane?

Bob Vila — Home Heat: Gas, Oil or Propane? - Homeowners in the market for a new heating appliance may also want to consider changing fuels. The right heating fue Homeowners in the market for a new heating appliance may also want to consider changing fuels. ...More…

Four Fixes to Stop Home Energy Leaks

Bob Vila — Four Fixes to Stop Home Energy Leaks - With the help of a professional energy auditor and infrared camera technology, BobVila.com evaluates the therma With the help of a professional energy auditor and infrared camera technology, BobVila.com ...More…