Recently my client asked me to look into the feasibility of using the Mitsubishi Zuba Central heat pump for heating and cooling the house we are building for him.
Product literature claims Zuba saves up to 60% in fuel consumption compared to conventional furnace/AC.
It also claims the heat...
In a cold country like Canada, do heat pumps work in the winter?
Do heat pumps have any advantage over conventional furnace and air-conditioning systems (for houses).
A company in Maine manufactures so-called "low-temperature" heat pumps - does anybody have any experience with this line of...
I'm an architect in Toronto. My client wants a very large house built with geothermal heating and cooling. The house will have 12,500 sq.ft. of finished space, 10 to 20' high ceilings.
In Toronto in winter, the average earth crust temperature is 45 degrees. Some geothermal jobs I went to see...
is it just a fad or is it practical to use geothermal energy to heat a house in canada?
i understand in toronto, the earth temperature 400' down is about 55 degrees year round.
how much heat can we extract from this relatively cool part of the earth?
what'd happen to the earth if every household...