Although air conditioning units are generally subdivided into a number of categories, including window, split and whole house/building units, they still work the same, with the compressor, condenser ...

Rolling down the windows seems like the most eco-friendly and economical way to cool off when you’re driving. You don’t have to turn on the air conditioning, because you get a nice breeze from nature ...

As is the case for many people, my home cannot be retrofitted with central air. My 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment, which features prominently in my seven years of air quality reporting for WIRED ...