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unusual facts about Air conditioning


Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

Completed in 1906, the Royal Victoria Hospital is a landmark in building engineering which claims to be the first air-conditioned public building in the world.


Allied submarines in the Pacific War

U.S. submarine habitability was greatly enhanced by air conditioning (which German U-boats, for instance, lacked) and water distilleries, and were more comfortable, hence better suited to long patrols in the tropics, than those of the other major powers.

Asfordby

On 12 February 2007, Metronet announced that they had leased the track and would be refitting part of it to test the next generation of air conditioned tube trains.

Aufeis

In late 2011, Mongolia will test the use and storage of artificial naleds as a way of cooling Ulan Bator in the hot Mongolian summer, and reducing the use of energy-intensive air conditioning.

Inverter compressor

The inverter frequency drives need to use algorithms developed specifically for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) or for refrigeration.

Isuzu Fargo

Three-point rear seatbelts were now fitted to models fitted with rear seats and the air conditioning unit is now chlorofluorocarbon-free (CFC).

Jack Lowe, Sr.

GE had formed an Air Conditioning Department at Bloomfield, New Jersey in 1932, and Lowe was transferred there after completing training at Schenectady.

Registrar of Imported Vehicles

The RIV program also requires anyone importing a vehicle into Canada to pay a RIV fee of $195+GST CAD (and QST if being imported into Quebec) in addition to a $100 CAD excise tax paid to Canada Customs and Revenue Agency if the vehicle has air conditioning.

Seersucker Thursday

The tradition was started by Republican Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi in 1996 who wanted to "bring a little Southern charm to the Capitol" to remind the Senate of how Senators dressed before the advent of air conditioning in the 1950s.

Shifra Smart Homes

Shifra Smart Homes provide control systems for lighting, appliances, air conditioning, motorized curtains, Infrared systems, security, video surveillance, multi-room audio, and multi-room video and home theater systems.

Shoulder pads

Researchers at the University of Florida's College of Medicine have developed a way to air condition shoulder pads that is designed to regulate players' body temperatures during games and practices.

Toyota Tercel

The Tercel was carried over to 1994 with no major changes — Haloalkane, a non-CFC refrigerant was used in the air conditioning system.

Zamil Industrial

products = Pre-engineered building, Structural steel, Air conditioning and climate control systems, telecom and transmission towers, process equipment, Precast concrete building products, Fiberglass, Rock wool and engineered plastic foam Building insulation materials, and Solar power


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Advanced Gay

Troy consults Abed (Danny Pudi) about choosing between plumbing and air conditioning.

Al Ferrara

Al Sr. was a New York City fireman for 20 years who later was an air conditioning technician for Chase Bank before working the gate at Jackie Gleason’s Inverrary Country Club in Florida in his retirement.

American Standard

American Standard Companies, a former global manufacturer of air conditioning systems and services, bath and kitchen products, and vehicle control systems

Bitzer

Bitzer SE, one of the leading companies in the area of refrigeration and air conditioning technology

Deep water source cooling

The InterContinental Resort and Thalasso-Spa on the island of Bora Bora uses a seawater air conditioning (SWAC) system to air-condition its buildings.

The InterContinental Resort is the largest seawater air conditioning system to date, though there are several other, larger systems being planned.

Dick Bosman

His daily ride is a fire red 1936 Chevy two-door sedan with a 330 horsepower (246 kW) Corvette engine, cruise control, air conditioning and power windows.

Expo '74

Pacific Northwest Bell had a pavilion that eliminated the use of air conditioning by using louvered panels on the roof.

Hawa Mahal

Besides this, the lattice also provides cool air caused by the Venturi effect (doctor breeze) through the intricate pattern and thereby air conditioning the whole area during the high temperatures in summers.

Ice pond

He then convinced the Prudential Insurance Company to use a bigger pond to provide air conditioning for a larger building.

Irving Crane

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Crane's wife of 64 years, Althea, stated "A lot of people, if it was a hot day and there was no air conditioning, they'd take off their coat to play. But not Irving Crane."

J. Max Bond, Jr.

He moved to Ghana in the mid-1960, where he designed several government buildings, including the Bolgatanga Regional Library in an area near the border with Burkina Faso, which consisted of four buildings shaded by a common roof that was designed to provide natural ventilation and obviate the need for air conditioning.

Jack Lowe, Sr.

A year later, their second child, Ann, was born, and Lowe became district manager over air conditioning, just before the country went to war.

James Henry Deese

In 1936 he joined Carrier Corporation as field project engineer installing first air conditioning in the U.S. Capital and the Federal Reserve Buildings.

Königsstuhl National Park Centre

To use the earth's warmth to extract energy for heating, air conditioning and hot water, a geothermal system was installed in the outside area of the National Park Centre.

MASS Engineering

The Company also owns 12 Scania N113DRB deckers with Northern Counties bodywork and four further ex-Hong Kong 11m Leyland Olympian/Alexanders with air-conditioning as replacements for its fleet of Leyland Titans.

Moses Moreno

Since 2005, Moreno has been project manager at his father's HVAC business Able Heating & Air Conditioning.

Newton Hills State Park

The cabins are ADA accessible and are equipped with heating, air conditioning and furnishings.

NZR FM guards van

These vans were fitted with either a small platform-mounted generator to supply 240 V power, or a larger generator in one of the LM modules to supply the 240 V and also power for the air conditioning.

Ouenza

-- this translation doesn't really capture what une salle des fêtes is, please change it if you can do better --> with a 400-seat cinema and air conditioning.

Pablo Motos

Binaca made an announcement referring to a bad mouth, has been the voice of Coca Cola, announced the bank credit card Visa and released the air conditioning Fujitsu.

Sujoy K. Guha

His major contributions have been in the indigenously developed non-hormonal polymer based injectable male contraceptive (RISUG) for which the Final Phase-III Clinical trials are underway; Problem-solving at a national level regarding contraceptives in mass usage, especially Copper T; individualized spot air-conditioning system for hospital patients and rehabilitation of the blind, with emphasis on opening automobile repair as an employment avenue.

Sydney Trains fleet

Based on the M Set, the design incorporates a number of advancements including 'smart' air-conditioning, extensive use of LED lighting, internal and external closed-circuit television cameras, and a redesigned vestibule area with a wider entrance area and increased priority seating.

Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station

Heat, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems had been completed, along with tunneling and trackwork.

TROX GmbH

The Germany based TROX GmbH has been founded in 1951 in Neukirchen-Vluyn, a small town nearby Düsseldorf and is a globally active manufacturer of air distribution and air conditioning components.

Üzeyir Garih

Being one of the best engineers of the country, he started his career at the İstanbul agency of Carrier Corporation in the field of heating, vantilation and air conditioning.

Windhoek Public Library

In February 2009, the library began undergoing renovations worth N$ 700,000, which included replacing the carpets with ceramic tiles, add air conditioning, increase lighting and create a public internet cafe.

Wrightsoft

Wrightsoft is a software development firm for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) community.