SILVERTHORNE ” The Town of Silverthorne may allow masonry-fireplace installations in homes, despite worries over emissions caused by wood-burning devices. Due to air-quality concerns in the 1980s and ...

In the past two weeks I’ve written about wood stoves and pellet heating. This week I’ll focus on another way to burn wood cleanly and efficiently: using a masonry heater. A masonry heater, also called ...

One of the big decisions we had to make when we were planning our new off grid home was what kind of heat we were going to have? We pretty much eliminated anything that would require electricity such ...

Chilled and wet, they found comfort in the building’s masonry heater, drying their clothes on it and curling up against it to read. Warm as toast: Heavenly Heat Masonry Heaters is Australia’s sole ...

Q–We have a fireplace in our home that we never use. The reason why is it is a wood-burning fireplace and it’s a pain to deal with. My husband wants us to look into something called a masonry ...

Upstate New York is known for brutal winters, but sometimes beauty and creativity can be born from harsh conditions. That’s the case in snowy Buffalo, where a new café prompts us to rethink how we ...

Although forced air is the most common form of home heat in North America, masonry heat benefits make it far superior. Oh baby its cold outside! Time for sweethearts to head indoors. Soft music, a ...

Erica Wisner shows a group of observers how to make a rocket mass heater from scratch.Mary Mackay, The Canadian Press A group of Prince Edward Islanders was all fired up recently to learn everything ...

SUMMIT COUNTY ” The Town of Silverthorne this week approved the use of masonry heaters in homes but has not yet approved the use of pellet stoves ” a wood-burning device that may be even more ...