air-conditioners

The net cooling effect of a young, healthy tree is equal to 10 room-size air-conditioners operating 20 hours a day, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Year of the Tree: Save It or Chop It? Anne Marie Chaker 2011

Recently, for example, researchers at Ohio State University and the National Institute of Mental Health tracked 60 white-collar workers at a government facility in the central U.S. Some had been randomly assigned to an old office building, with low ceilings and loud air-conditioners.

Building a Thinking Room Jonah Lehrer 2011

The conclusion reached by Kotchen and Grant was that while the lighting costs were reduced in the afternoons by daylight saving, the greater heating costs in the mornings, and more use of air-conditioners on hot afternoons more than offset these savings.

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He said the church has donated money and installed 12 air-conditioners while at P.S. 11 in Chelsea.

Final Worship in Public Schools Heather Haddon 2012

Copper is used in everything from laptops and air-conditioners to household plumbing, and demand for such goods tends to wilt as economic activity slows.

Copper Rebounds on Hopes of EU Rescue-Fund Deal Tatyana Shumsky 2011

Some people without air-conditioners took to cooling centers around the city.

Brownouts Could Spread, Officials Warn Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

At home, he said, consumers are asked to keep air-conditioners at a moderate level and turn them off when leaving the house.

Brownouts Could Spread, Officials Warn Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

Copper prices are considered a bellwether of economic growth, as the metal is used in everything from laptops and air-conditioners to cars.

Oil Takes Hit; Copper Next? Dan Strumpf 2011

Any time a hot spell hits the city, the demand for megawatts of electricity to power air-conditioners shoots up.

Brownouts Could Spread, Officials Warn Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

Rooms are tall to draw heat up and out without air-conditioners, and a palette of rich textures replaces any color in deference to the art. arthurcasas.com

The New Icons of Design Julie V. Iovine 2012