If you live in the Phoenix area, it is likely hard for you to imagine what it would be like to live without air conditioning during the summer. It would not be strange if occasionally, with heartfelt ...

This type of thermal energy storage, also known as ice batteries, is being added to buildings in the U.S. for its ability to ...

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The U.S. is a nation of air-conditioned houses, and this ubiquitous cooling machinery drives an outsize chunk of the ...

As summer heat builds, more people will rely on air conditioning units to keep cool. However, before air conditioning existed, people had to be creative when trying to stay comfortable in sweltering ...

Scientists have invented a paint that could replace air conditioning and heating while cutting energy bills in the process. The paint, invented by scientists at Stanford University, works by ...

As the thermometer inside Shelley Snyder's three-story Victorian home in Columbus, Ohio, hits 88 degrees, she's finishing a meeting with a new maid service, watering plants and doing chores. And she’s ...

Summer in Wilmington got off to a hot start, with a record-setting 99-degree day on June 24 and more scorchers sure to follow. On the hottest of days it can be hard to fathom that, for most of ...