These methods can reduce temperatures in the home and save on energy bills

Questions to ask before you go for one of these temperature systems in your floors or walls (yes, walls)

If your summer energy bill is leaving you hot under the collar, consider these savvy alternate strategies for cooling down

Change the Mood of a Room With Colors that Advance or Recede

Passive solar design makes use of this element. Here’s how it works and how you can get it in your home

People have been beating the heat around the world for centuries without plugging anything in. Could these ideas work for your home today?

Old-fashioned fridges can be energy guzzlers, but there are more eco-friendly ways of keeping food fresh, as these global innovations show

Late summer and late winter are good times to plan and plant cool-season crops like salad greens, spinach, beets, carrots and peas

Ingenious designers are going below the surface in some amazing — and surprising — ways

Take a page from science, nature and industry for unexpected and striking artwork in your own design lab