Air Conditioning News for 08/15/2007



Eco-friendly Home Concerns Don't Match Buying Behaviors
Forbes - . Inc. and commissioned by the Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA), nine out of ten homeowners are concerned about saving money on energy costs for their home, while three-fourths are concerned about reducing air conditioning costs. ...

EMS targets real estate and industrial hubs for 'green building' promotion
Energy Management Services , the leading energy management and conservation company in the Middle East, has recently announced that it has successfully promoted the 'green building' concept in non-traditional ...

Six Birmingham schools have air conditioning trouble in some .
As the temperature soared to 100 degrees today, six Birmingham city school buildings had problems with their air conditioners. Michaelle Chapman, spokeswoman for Birmingham schools, said some schools suffered spotted outages on their ...

Jon Wayne provides more than just cool air for customers
Don Rackler, owner of Jon Wayne Heating & Air Conditioning, conducts business from his western-themed office, which sits high above the company's headquarters...

Air-conditioning units stolen in north Cape (The News-Press)
At least eight air conditioning units were reported stolen in north Cape Coral over the weekend...

Nortek sees 2Q sales bump as profit declines
Nortek Inc. reported net income for its second quarter of $18.7 million, a decline of 56.6 percent from the year-ago period, as net sales for the manufacturer of residential and commercial ventilation, HVAC, ...

IPS Returning to Buildings with no Air-Conditioning
It is back to school Wednesday for thousands of Indianapolis Public School students and there is tremendous concern about the stifling heat that will greet them in the classroom...

Hot, dry and dusty
"Older folks like me can't recall it hotter or dryer; 1970 wasn't quite this bad," said Benny Hampton, working at Montgomery Farm and Garden late last week...

Soiled Air Conditioning
Sometimes when I've been driving the car for a while the air conditioning vents start to emit a foul smell. I thought that I smelled something on several occasions but when passengers started commenting on it, my suspicions were ...

Inside Information Club adds new members
Binghamton The Inside Information Club of Broome County has added three members to its association: * John Tillotson of Trevitt Realtors...

Air-conditioning woes plague some schools (Birmingham News)
As temperatures soared to 103 degrees Monday, six Birmingham city school buildings had problems with their air conditioners. Michaelle Chapman, spokeswoman for Birmingham schools, said some schools suffered outages in spots on their first day of school...

COLUMN: Conditioning your wallet as well as the air (The Times-News)
Dear Jim: I thought about installing a window air conditioner instead of using my central heat pump to cool the entire house. Does this make sense to do and what window unit features should I look for?..

Lead possible in Cape air conditioner thefts (The News-Press)
There could be a lead on the air conditioning copper thefts that have been occuring in Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres over the last month...

School air conditioning woes linger - The Birmingham News - al.com

School air conditioning woes linger
The Birmingham News - al.com, AL - 9 hours ago
Anonymous callers to the News on Tuesday morning reported Gibson Elementary School lacked working air conditioning in much of the 60-plus-year-old building. .
Six Birmingham schools have air conditioning trouble in some . The Birmingham News - al.com
Six Birmingham Schools Report A/C Outages NBC13.com
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Aug. 15, 2007: Clockwork Home Services Reports Franchise Growth
SARASOTA, Fla. - Clockwork Home Services Inc. added a total of 47 new plumbing and air conditioning and heating franchisees during the first half of the year from Jan...

Extreme Heat
CBS News - Theyre often people who have to choose between medication and air conditioning. I followed Erica Mason, an Atlanta-area social worker, as she checked in on her elderly clients. Shes one of those people who chose her field because its more ...

Air conditioning in school is a privilege, not a right - Indianapolis Star

Air conditioning in school is a privilege, not a right
Indianapolis Star, United States - 11 hours ago
Yes, I know it is hot in Indianapolis, and air conditioning sure feels nice on steamy days. But to say school pupils deserve air conditioning, .
Biloxi High back in class after air conditioning problems Biloxi Sun Herald
13 students treated, released due to broken AC Biloxi Sun Herald
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South again topping 100 F
MSNBC - The heat-related deaths have involved people in homes with no air conditioning or those who had been active outdoors. The latest two were a 75-year-old man found in a home with no air conditioning and a 77-year-old woman found in her backyard, where ...

School air conditioning woes linger (Birmingham News)
Air conditioner problems Tuesday continued to bedevil many Birmingham schools on the second day of a new school year...

Deadline to get air conditioning help is Aug. 31
Residents who still need assistance to stay cool during the soaring temperatures the area has been experiencing have until Aug. 31 to do so through the Summer Cooling Program operated by WSOS Community Action Commission Inc...

60-year-old St. Louis man latest heat fatality
Southeast Missourian - ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A 60-year-old man is the latest heat fatality in St. Louis. A neighbor found the man dead inside his home Monday. He lived alone and had no air conditioning or fan. Jeff Rainford, Mayor Francis Slay's chief of staff, said the heat ...

IPS Returning to Buildings with No Air-Conditioning
By Leslie Olsen News 8 @ 5:00 INDIANAPOLIS - It is back to school Wednesday for thousands of Indianapolis Public School students and there is tremendous concern about the stifling heat that will greet...

MARTY RUSSELL: At least now we have air conditioning (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
A friend, yes, a friend, of mine told me to go to hell the other day. He wasnt being obscene and he wasnt cursing me. He was simply responding to a question I had posed which was, EURWhere can we go thats cooler than here?EUR..

Despite dry, hot weather, Pulaski has plenty water
Sizzling heat and severe drought conditions are causing many communities in Kentucky to worry about water supplies, but Somerset and nearby areas are on Easy Street...

MARTY RUSSELL: At least now we have air conditioning - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

MARTY RUSSELL: At least now we have air conditioning
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS - 7 hours ago
"You mean people actually lived down here in this oppression before air conditioning?" "Well, yes, and a lot of the oppression for a lot of people here had .
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Bank Puts Air Conditioning Costs On Ice (CBS News)
In the basement of investment bank Credit Suisse, an old-fashioned idea is breathing new life into air conditioning. Giant blocks of ice keep the Manhattan skyscraper cool and save the company about $1 million a year. Bianca Solorzano reports...

Historic Cohoes Music Halls new air conditioning system installed - EmpireStateNews.net

Historic Cohoes Music Halls new air conditioning system installed
EmpireStateNews.net, New York - Aug 14, 2007
Cohoes -- Mayor McDonald announced Monday that CR Productions at the Cohoes Music Hall will kick off their 2007-08 season with air conditioning, .
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School air conditioning woes linger
Everything Alabama - Air conditioner problems Tuesday continued to bedevil many Birmingham schools on the second day of a new school year. The problems were limited in most cases to a few classrooms and students were moved to other areas of the buildings where the air ...

How I love free air-conditioning, electricity and wifi at a public .
Fell asleep while working on an assignment. I just woke up and the restaurant opposite me was just opening the outlet for business. I suspect that this means my impending leave, since I'm currently seated at one of the tables they ...

NAM Welcomes New Manufacturing 'Czar'
' National Association of Manufacturers President John Engler welcomed unanimous Senate confirmation of William G. "Woody" Sutton to serve as assistant secretary of commerce for manufacturing and services - ' ...

Illinois law requires air conditioning and heating in nursing homes
The governor of Illinois recently signed legislation that will require nursing homes to be equipped with air conditioning and heating in order to protect nursing home residents from extreme heat and cold. All bedrooms and common areas ...

Pray for air conditioning
The Governor is meeting with the health guy to talk about opening EURcooling centersEUR for people without air conditioning. Today is expected to reach 100 degrees in Birmingham, tying the record with eight straight days of three-digit heat ...

Tucson students start school year with no air conditioning
KVOA 4 - TUSD students started school today. And at Lynn Urquides Elementary School some students had a hot first day at school. A weekend monsoon storm cut power to the school, which is located on Ajo Way west of Interstate 19. And that shut down the school ...

Air Conditioning Repairs Underway After Coosa County School Closure
Tuesday was another day of intense heat in Alabama. It was so hot an entire school system had to shut its doors...

Stayner driver wins Late Model feature
Brandon Watson picks up his second Lucas Oil Pure Stock feature win of the season Saturday night at Barrie Speedway...

Working up a sweat to keep you cool
Lately, life is good if your business is keeping people cool. The past few weeks of high temperatures and humidity have heating and cooling companies saying their phones have been ringing off the hook with ...

RCC to honor - movers and shakers' at 45th celebration
Editor's Note: Randolph Community College will observe its 45th anniversary with a celebration for the public on Saturday, Sept...

Air Conditioning Malfunctions In State Office Building (News Channel 5 Nashville)
The air conditioning system malfunctioned Monday morning at the Andrew Jackson Building, where hundreds of state employees work...

IPS Returning to Buildings with No Air-Conditioning - WISH

IPS Returning to Buildings with No Air-Conditioning
WISH, IN - 19 hours ago
Forty IPS buildings do not have air-conditioning. Even on this coolest day of the past 14, the faculty of IPS Number 91 was uncomfortable during its back to .
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Lead possible in Cape air conditioner thefts
News-Press - There could be a lead on the air conditioning copper thefts that have been occuring in Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres over the last month. Since Friday, 22 air conditioning units have been stolen in Cape Coral, and a similar trend has been reported by ...

Air conditioning woes cause hot classrooms at local high school (WMCTV Memphis)
Some Mid-South students had to deal with the record heat when their school's air conditioning went out. An Action News 5 viewer emailed us to say there was no air conditioning Monday- the first day of..

Scoreboard
The Bulletin welcomes submissions to its listing of fall high school sports meetings, camps and practice schedules...

Nortek Reports 14% Increase in 2nd-Quarter Revenues
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nortek, Inc. , a leading diversified global manufacturer of innovative, branded residential and commercial ventilation, HVAC and home technology convenience ...

Air Conditioning the Old Fashion Way
I saw this interesting piece the other day on CBS news. Credit Suisse in New York has installed an AC system that cools the building by blowing air o...

Drop in and cool off, shelter managers say - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Dallas Morning News (subscription)

Drop in and cool off, shelter managers say
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Aug 14, 2007
"We have space, water and air conditioning to share on days of extreme heat," said Miller, who is in charge of the nonprofit's community center on West .
As temperatures rise, so do the risks Dallas Morning News (subscription)
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MARTY RUSSELL: At least now we have air conditioning
NE Mississippi Daily Journal - A friend, yes, a friend, of mine told me to go to hell the other day. He wasnt being obscene and he wasnt cursing me. He was simply responding to a question I had posed which was, EURWhere can we go thats cooler than here?EUR Other options ...

August
Article below is cleverly written, but I am still somewhat offended at any notion -- even in jest that we should get rid of August...

Richmond County Schools with no air conditioning (News 12 Augusta)
Air conditioning units have stopped working in at least two schools--Hephzibah Elementary and Academy of Richmond County...

Don't be fooled by air conditioning - drinking water crucial in summer - Jerusalem Post

Don't be fooled by air conditioning - drinking water crucial in summer
Jerusalem Post, Israel - Aug 13, 2007
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Spending hours on end in air-conditioned rooms in the summer gives people the false impression that they don't have to drink a lot .
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City OKs 20 percent tax rebate
DAVE SIGLER /Chronicle The Ovarian Cancer 5K Car Wash was Saturday at Bay Area Air Conditioning in Crystal River...

Bank Puts Air Conditioning Costs On Ice
In the basement of investment bank Credit Suisse, an old-fashioned idea is breathing new life into air conditioning...

Community Briefs
What: Angels For Air-Conditioning is a program to provide donated window unit air conditioners to seniors, the disabled and needy households with children...

Richmond County Schools with no air conditioning
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Air conditioning units have stopped working in at least two schools--Hepzibah Elementary and Academy of Richmond County...

Crist promotes green lodging, physical fitness in Orlando stops
The Ledger - Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Sole said the hotel installed a more efficient air conditioning system, put in low-flow water fixtures and expanded its recycling efforts. "Recycling is something we continue to need to push ...

Richmond County Schools with no air conditioning - WRDW-TV

Richmond County Schools with no air conditioning
WRDW-TV, GA - 20 hours ago
Air conditioning units have stopped working in at least two schools--Hepzibah Elementary and Academy of Richmond County. Ninety degree temperatures plus no .
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Heat may stave off tropical storm
Record high temperatures and little to no rain are expected to continue through this week, said weather forecasters...

Tucson students start school year with no air conditioning - KVOA.com

Tucson students start school year with no air conditioning
KVOA.com, AZ - 16 hours ago
And that shut down the school's air conditioning units. This morning TUSD maintenance crews had to come out and manually turn air conditioners back on. .
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Putnam Co.'s Baxter Elementary Heats Up, A/C Down
WKRN - Putnam County schools are feeling the heat. About a half dozen schools have a room or two without air conditioning. At Baxter Elementary, two classrooms are without air conditioning. Tuesday, a thermometer in the classroom read 81-degrees. Due to the ...

Learning About Your Mitsubishi Air Conditioning Options
If you are trying to decide on a company to go to for your air conditioning matters, then you are definitely going to want to consider Mitsubishi. After all, they are one of the companies that have been around for the longest, ...

Air conditioning woes cause hot classrooms at local high school - WMC-TV

WKRN

Air conditioning woes cause hot classrooms at local high school
WMC-TV, TN - 19 hours ago
Some Mid-South students had to deal with the record heat when their school's air conditioning went out. An Action News 5 viewer emailed us to say there was .
Putnam Co.'s Baxter Elementary Heats Up, A/C Down WKRN
AC Problems At Putnam Co. Schools NewsChannel5.com
Putnam schools sweltering Cookeville Herald Citizen
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