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LA City Government Offering to Help with AC
Energy efficiency is a huge issue, especially in California. This is so much the case that the Department of Water and Power is offering to tune-up Californians’ air conditioning systems. Consider a recent article for the Los Angeles Daily News titled, “DWP to offer free air-conditioning tune-ups and upgrades.” According to the author of the article, [...]
Getting Adequate AC in Residence Halls
Air conditioning is a major topic of discussion on some college campuses. When administrators are slow to provide their students with the equipment they need to succeed, such as functional air conditioners, then the students have to be the catalysts for change. Consider a recent article for Columbia Student News titled “Air Conditioning Coming To [...]
Children Deserve Air Conditioning in Their Schools
Children deserve every opportunity to succeed in school. Much of that success comes down to the environment they are trying to learn in. For example, if it’s uncomfortably warm at all times, you can’t expect students to perform at their highest level. Consider a recent article for the Chicago Tribune titled “Paul Sassone: River Forest [...]
Examining the DOE’s New Air Conditioner Standards
The Department of Energy has proposed a host of new air conditioning standards for 2016. To learn more about these new standards, look no further than a recent article from the Hill titled “DOE proposing air conditioner standards.” Tim Devaney of the Hill writes, “The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing new efficiency rules for portable [...]
Update on Baltimore Schools Push for Portable AC
As we reported last week, Baltimore schools are strongly considering portable air conditioners for their classrooms. The Baltimore Sun recently published an update on the story titled “County school board seeks $10 million for air-conditioned classrooms.” Liz Bowie of the Baltimore Sun writes, “In an attempt to speed efforts to provide air conditioning to all schools [...]
The Future of Air Conditioning: Thermoacoustics
Can sound really make you cooler? Researchers at Pennsylvania State University sure thing so! They’ve used sound waves to make some serious cooling power, and many experts wonder if the future of air conditioning will be moving in this direction. The phenomenon is called thermoacoustics and it’s been used to a cool an ice cream freezer at the famed Ben [...]
Air Conditioning Will Be Free for Olympic Athletes in Rio
According to an article in USA Today titled Rio Olympic organizers change mind, will provide free air conditioning, athletes who were reported to have to pay for their own air conditioning at the Olympics will no longer have to do so. The decision caused quite a controversy. Let’s take a look. The Olympic organizers announced Friday [...]
The 4 Key Factors to Having a Happy Home
Does your happy make you happy? Are you comfortable in it? As you think about how you could improve your home, don’t just think of external changes you could make. Here are four key factors to consider when you’re trying to build a happy home. 1.Keep your home safe There is nothing more important than ensuring the [...]
The Cutting Edge of Air Conditioning Technology
It’s an exciting time to keep up on changes in the HVAC world, as evidenced by what’s going on in Hawaii these days. An article in Pacific Business News titled $250M Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning project could start construction in 2016 has some interesting news that we’re excited to share with you. This project has been [...]
Should San Diego Schools Get Air Conditioning?
This is a question that wasn’t asked until recent years. San Diego is known for having fairly constant temperatures in the mid-70s all year long. That hasn’t been the chase for the past few years. In article in a San Diego local publication, San Diego Teachers: Air Conditioning Classrooms Needs More Attention, discusses the ways [...]