air conditioning

How do you keep your AC from breaking down? Should you pour bleach down the overflow pipe? Can you vacuum the slime out? Do you really need high-end filters? We spoke to local AC experts about how to avoid those dreaded AC failures.

The advent of air conditioning is what made Florida’s population boom possible. But despite rising temperatures that make AC standard in just about every business and suburban home, it’s long been a different story in public housing.

Reflective roof coatings, permeable pavements and heat-proof windows are among a host of new materials and equipment that can lower buildings’ cooling costs and reduce their carbon emissions.

The biggest HVAC distributor in the U.S. is part of a nationwide push to cut carbon emissions and avoid the worst consequences of climate change.

A new NPR survey shows 11% of Americans have experienced extreme heat in the past five years and had health problems stemming from a lack of air conditioning at home.

The brutal heat wave is worse for some residents in the region who live in areas where relatively mild summers have meant that many homes don't have air conditioners.

More than two years after elderly residents died following Hurricane Irma, an appeals court next week will take up a battle about whether the state should…

Like every other state, Florida has two statues in the U.S. Capitol that honor notable people in the state’s history. Dr. John Gorrie is one of them,…