Commercial real estate buildings are responsible for 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions. The vast majority of those emissions come from the energy needed to heat, cool and power buildings.

On April 30th, the Department of Energy pre-published the final consumer water heater Energy Conservation Standard Rule. DOE last updated residential water heater efficiency standards—which are ...

CT's rules governing how furnaces and water heaters are vented have a loophole that could jeopardize a home's safety.

A. An electric water heater having a capacity of 120 gallons or less is considered a continuous load for the purpose of sizing branch circuits [Sec. 422.13]. Branch-circuit conductors must have a ...

Water heating is typically the largest or second-largest energy use in multifamily buildings and single-family homes. The average household uses 64 gallons of water each day, according to the U.S.