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 ...

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 ...

Complex flue paths draw heat from the exhaust of a fire, making more efficient use of a load of fuel. Maren Cooke relaxes on the heated bench of her masonry heater which also features hidden piping ...

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 ...