Cooling technologies differ hugely in terms of their initial and running costs, environmental impact, and how effectively they actually cool the air in your home. What’s right for your place?
If you ask most people to list as many different cooling technologies as they can, they’ll normally stop pretty abruptly after ‘air conditioner’ and ‘fan’.
While these two options do sum up most of what’s commonly available, it’s also well worth thinking about the types of aircon that are available – and about automated controls, and less-common alternative systems (some of which are vastly more energy efficient).
Likewise, it’s worth understanding what different technologies offer in terms of cooling ability. If you’ve done your reading and you’re set on an air conditioner, for example, you’ll still need to choose between evaporative and refrigerative technologies. The humidity where you live can make all the difference.
The cooling technologies listed below differ hugely in terms of their initial cost, running costs, energy consumption and environmental impact, and of course on how effectively they actually cool the air in your home.
