Our electric heater does not work well.

Passivhaus designs usually integrate the heater with the ventilation system.

In all systems, a small supplementary heater increases personal security and reduces lifestyle impacts for a small reduction of autonomy.

Cats also lay claim to the warm spot in front of the kerosene heater. The Nekobako blog captures this scene perfectly

If you park your car and didn't plug in the heater, when you come back you don't have a car. It just doesn't work.

If I buy a hybrid car, install a solar panel at my home, or upgrade to a more efficient water heater, I get a tax credit.

Instead, many people rely on kerosene space heaters to keep warm, as well as something called a kotatsu a low wooden table outfitted with a heavy blanket, and warmed by a heater underneath.

Another, far less common, type of MEMS based accelerometer contains a small heater at the bottom of a very small dome, which heats the air inside the dome to cause it to rise.

The word kotatsu conjures up images of coziness and warmth, and not just for humans. House cats love the kotatsu, too, and can often be found snoozing under the table, inside the blanket, close to the electric heater.