As a rule, temporary HVAC is left up to the imagination of the contractor, and it is usually based on carrying a bare minimum cost to the project. I have even experienced HVAC subcontractors carrying ...

HVAC upgrades often fail to fix comfort because the issue is the house, not the system. Expert Lane Pace explains how air leaks and the "building envelope" undermine equipment, leading to uneven temps ...

When it comes to smart products, less is more, and simpler is better. Contractors don’t want to have to work too hard to figure out how to install something; they simply don’t have the time. They also ...

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...

If you’re setting your upstairs and downstairs thermostats to the same temperature, then you might be overworking your HVAC system and wasting money. The physics of air flow means it makes more sense ...