After years of sticky summers in small city apartments, my childhood memories of air-conditioned houses started to feel more and more distant. Living in buildings with small, oddly-shaped windows or ...

When I lived in Florida, I rented a small home that had been built in the 60s. It had no central AC or heat, jalousie windows and a couple window air conditioner units that struggled to survive in the ...

Compact portable air conditioners can be hit or miss. Sure, they’re easy to move around, but too often they end up feeling more like glorified fans, leaving you wondering: Are portable air ...