Every winter as I turn on my oil burner heat unit I do so with a touch of trepidation and guilt. I pride myself on living as sustainably as possible and on my pursuit of environmentally friendly ...

An outdoor furnace won’t fit every home, but if you have the space and fuel source to make one work it can significantly improve your cold-weather life—and lower your heating bills. Smarter ...

Question: I was looking into furnaces. I was set to go with a wood burning outdoor furnace. Then I was told that the stack must be at least 15 feet high. I was also told the heat isn’t constant ...

TEXAS TOWNSHIP --Depending on whom you ask, outdoor furnaces or boilers are either underregulated, pollution-prone nuisances or unobtrusive, cost-efficient ways to heat homes. One thing, though ...

Regulations Could Make Outdoor Furnaces Safer Some Americans are now going outside to turn up their heat. They're using outdoor wood furnaces that pipe hot-water heat into their homes.

Homemade Outdoor Wood Furnace Save money and increase self-reliance with this DIY wood burning furnace. Building a homemade outdoor wood furnace can heat your home and hot water.

Apr 28, 2010 — Outdoor wood furnaces have become increasingly popular across the North Country. They can save homeowners more than a thousand dollars a year on heating costs.

The tension between use of local, low-cost energy sources and the health effects of breathing wood smoke played out for hours in a hearing room Wednesday, as the Environment Committee heard ...