Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

I spent most of my childhood in London, where nobody has a/c and central heating consists of either electric storage heaters or radiators. In the US on the other hand, the standard configuration (in ...

We still design homes for heating in a cold weather climate. When we modify the temperature or humidity or cleanliness of the air, we are conditioning it. Decades ago, our concern focused on surviving ...