It’s a well-known fact that the way we currently conduct business and consume creates a big impact on the environment. There are now new developments in the law to protect the ozone layer, with a deadline for companies to do so before next year. This is called the R22 Refrigerant Legislation or the ‘R22 Phase …
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Every employer would like to improve staff morale in the workplace with the aim of maximising efficiency and business potential. During the summer months morale is likely to slip at work due to low staff numbers (people taking more holidays), post-holiday blues and hot weather. Smile If you’re a manager and you want your staff …
Summer has started to roll in and for all those stuck in stuffy offices that means it’s time to dream of greener pastures and plan a holiday for some real escape. For those looking for more than your typical break without compromising on top-class facilities, Airbnb is your answer. With over half a million listings …
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What Came Before Contemporary air-conditioning has become an indispensable commodity in many parts of the world, but the concept is older than you might think. Whilst modern scientists explore solar solutions and sweat over ways to conserve energy, here are some of the most revolutionary indoor-cooling inventions from the environmentally-savvy ancients. Roman Aqueducts The remnants …
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Nature’s Systems A number of designers have recently turned to biomimicry in order to develop better cooling technologies. With an endemic of heat waves across the globe, air-conditioning usage has shot up. Contemporary systems require a large amount of energy to power them, so designers are looking to nature for some energy-conserving solutions. Ventilation Inspired …
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Air conditioners are built to remove the humidity from the air and convert and filter this warm moisture to produce cool, cleaner air. This means that without proper maintenance the filters and vents of an air conditioner can get clogged with things such as, dust particles and cigarette smoke, and even form mildew. If left, …
The air conditioner was invented by a very clever fellow, Willis Haviland Carrier in 1902. Carrier asked to develop a device that would take away the moisture from a paper factory (Sackett-Wihlems Lithographing & Publishing Company). The moisture that would form during the hot summer months would soak into the paper and cause difficulties when …
There are numerous advantages to air conditioning, such as the various health benefits. For example, the functionality of air purification, which helps to eliminate funguses, mites, smoke, micro-organisms and odours, as well as the filters which trap dust and pollen, helping those who suffer with allergies such as hay fever.
The majority of buildings are now come complete with air conditioning. It’s a basic necessity for some places, such as server rooms and a generally a nice comfort to have in the office and at home. But what did we do before air conditioning? I suppose some of us may have stood with the fridge …
Almost anywhere you go, there is one common appliance that you will find, and these are air conditioning units. Whether it is at home, office, store, factory or anywhere else, air conditioning units have slowly yet surely become an essential part of our lives.