Should you open your windows or close them? Can plants help, and should you get air conditioning? This is your guide to staying cool at home during a heatwave Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2211118-how-to-keep-your-house-cool-in-the-heatwave/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: Air Conditioning
Unidentified Sonic Phenomenon Causing ‘Hangover’ Symptoms in Brooklyn
I’m a sucker for unidentified sonic phenomena. The latest weird noise to pop up in the news comes by way of the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, where residents say a mysterious and unidentified noise has been causing painful side-effects and curious medical conditions for months. Oddly enough, some of the symptoms seem eerily… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/07/unidentified-sonic-phenomenon-causing-hangover-symptoms-in-brooklyn/…
Germany Scorned Air Conditioning — Then Came the Heat Wave
Germans have always looked down on America’s fondness for artificially chilled air as wasteful, unnatural and wimpy. Rather than install climate control in buildings and subways, schools and offices will simply close if it gets too hot. Now, the increasing frequency of triple-digit highs have forced a national reckoning. From a report: Germany’s Trade Association for Air Conditioning said that last…
High-tech wood could keep homes cool by reflecting the sun’s rays
A new type of wood material that reflects sunlight could keep homes cool and cut energy used for air conditioning Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2204442-high-tech-wood-could-keep-homes-cool-by-reflecting-the-suns-rays/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…