Why Your AC Might Be Struggling—And What You Can Do About It
As heat waves push temperatures well into the triple digits across much of the U.S., homeowners are flooding HVAC companies with the same urgent question: Why isn't my AC keeping up?
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Slovenia’s Metal Cooling Tech Could Replace Toxic Refrigerants in Air Conditioning
“We are building an advanced elastocaloric device that can replace today's harmful cooling systems and have a measurable impact on climate goals,” Tušek says.
Sustainable Heating and Cooling: Eco-Friendly HVAC Solutions for the Conscious Homeowner
Chances are you already have central AC and heat. Although your equipment may be of the high-efficiency variety, you can lower your energy use even more. By moving away from conventional HVAC systems, you can only use the energy you need at the moment.
Hacks to Make Your Air Conditioner Work Harder
Keeping your home cool during the hot and humid summer months is costly and damaging to the climate because of all the extra energy usage. But with a few strategic hacks to using your current window-based air conditioner, portable air conditioning unit or central air condition system, you can make your air conditioner work more efficiently.
Improving the air quality of your home starting with your AC unit
Houseplants filter air pollution. But there are other things you can do to make sure your indoor space is healthy.
Ventilation System with Heat Recovery To Help Combat Covid-19
The outbreak of Covid-19, and the impact it has had on the world, has changed the way we live and how we think about many social situations. Masks are becoming more and more common when people are outdoors and in public spaces. The air we breathe has suddenly come under extra scrutiny. The strength of […]
5 Important Reasons To Air Your House Out
Improve the quality of the air you breathe by ventilating your home and office environment.
Drink and drive? Water friendly innovation from Ford
Creating potable drinking water from the air is coming closer to being everyday reality, with companies like Drinkable Air already offering devices that create drinkable water from thin air. This idea is already in use by some military forces, including the Israeli and US military, for creating drinking water in arid regions where obtaining clean drinking water supplies […]
Sensibo says it’s already cool. Now make your AC energy smart!
Israeli start-up Sensibo is convinced it can uptick your air conditioner’s IQ. They’ve created a mobile app (with associated hardware) that allows you to control your air conditioner (AC) from anywhere.
Up your eco coolness and become a fan of fans
Summer’s coming – watch as its warm weather seduces us into abandoning green principles – flipping on the air conditioner (AC) for a fast blast of freeze. Is there a greener way to beat the heat? You bet, and going retro is the smartest way to up your coolness! Look below for this DIY project […]
Cherish AC water runoff
Tomato sprouts growing with AC water: waste not want not! Another hot summer is now upon us and most people in the Middle East that have them are running their air conditioning units at full blast. Many people may not realize that their AC units are also producing large amounts of “run off” water that […]
Water from the Air May be a Viable Solution After All
All this water from only 8 hours use of 1 hp AC unit! Given the continued shortage of fresh water in many parts of the world, especially in the Middle East, my thoughts again turn towards making use of the run-off water created by air conditioners during the hot, sticky summer months. This idea has […]
Abu Dhabi Pioneers Concentrated Solar Thermal A/C With Chromasun
Breakthrough sustainable clean energy technology gets a field test in forward-thinking Abu Dhabi