A new company called SkyCool Systems is looking to bring back a cooling method that was used hundreds of years ago. And it all begins by looking up at the stars. Although in the early stages of production, this California-based company is designing a cooling system that they claim will …
Weird History: Fourth of July Plumbing and Heating Facts
Happy Independence Day! To celebrate the holiday today, here are four weird history facts about our nation's history with heating, plumbing, and HVAC that you may not have known! Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin stove in 1741. It was a metal-lined fireplace with a hollow baffle n…
New ‘Super-Wood’ Becomes Cooler in Sunlight
New research shows that you might be able to cool your home with ‘super-wood.’ By stripping the wood of its lignin before densification, it actually allows the densified wood to cool in bright sunlight. By doing this, buildings that are constructed using this material would have a s…
