Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

It's always gratifying when knowledge from our K-12 education comes in handy. Heat rises, and this one isn't too hard to forget. Chilly lower floors remind us of this in the winter. Even if your home ...

When temperatures drop, you usually feel it first not in the walls, but in the tiny gaps where cold air sneaks in and warm air slips out. Instead of tearing into drywall or budgeting for a major ...

Folding stairs are a great convenience in opening up an attic for storage, but they can also be a significant cause of heat loss. This is also true of uninsulated trapdoors that lead into attics and ...

That space above your ceiling might be draining your wallet every single month.

Dear Jim: I use the attic floor for storage. When I recently went up there, I noticed there is no insulation or weatherstripping on the cover to the attic. Will I save enough energy to make it ...

Brr, many homeowners begin to may closer attention to their attic insulation this time of the year. Adding blown-in insulation to your attic space is definitely one of the most effective ways to ...

Q–A sweating wall problem really has us stumped. Last fall, we moved into our 4-year-old split-level home, which has a cathedral ceiling in the living and dining areas. During the very cold winter ...