The vast majority of office buildings come with air conditioning units meant to keep the workspace at a comfortable temperature. However, having a comfortable environment and what it entails might differ, depending on whether you ask a male or a female worker. The infamous “thermostat wars” have been an ongoing issue for decades, with…
Feeling comfortable at home or at work has become one of the most important priorities we look for, and more than a luxury, comfort has become a necessity. During the warmer months of the year, the weather outside might get so hot that it is difficult to focus at work or relax at home. However,…
For many homeowners, taking our air conditioning and heating system for granted happens more often than we think, and we only stop to think about its maintenance whenever it breaks down, or when we see a sudden increase in our energy bills. However, it is essential that we take the time to make sure our…
Having to cover the expenses of repairing or replacing our HVAC equipment can represent a financial burden when such expenses happen all of a sudden. However, it would make sense to assume that our homeowner’s insurance policy can keep us protected from having to pay a big sum from our own pocket, right? We need to…
Having an HVAC system in our home will definitely improve the comfort of the temperature inside our home. However, these systems do more than that, as most also improve the quality of the air we get indoors. This comes at a cost, though, since they will have an impact on the amount of energy our…
Nowadays, our smartphones have become useful and quite important gadgets that can help us with pretty much every aspect of our lives. There are specialized apps designed to assist with many different tasks, and they have gone way beyond simple entertainment and communication tools. Thanks to the development of smart HVAC systems, our phones can…
Heating and cooling your house represent almost half of the energy that an average home consumes, this according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Therefore, climate control inevitably ends up taking a significant slice of households’ budgets. This is why we need to find ways to optimize the performance and efficiency of our thermostat. As a result,…
Even when air conditioning units have been a part of our lives for decades, there are still many common myths and misconceptions about them that keep people from installing AC units in their house. Despite the fact that such myths have been around for a long time, too, they still linger somewhere in the collective imagination. Therefore,…
The quality of the air we breathe isn’t to be taken lightly, and we should be mindful about this matter. More than causing discomfort, bad indoor air quality can have a short and long-term serious negative impact on our health. Which is why it is important that we take precautionary measures and invest in air…
Air conditioning units can be expensive pieces of home equipment that, with the proper care and maintenance, can turn into a smart investment. If we already made the decision of installing an AC unit in our home, or it had one installed by previous owners, we must find ways to optimize its use while keeping…