Homeowners across the nation survived record heat at the end of June, the first real heatwave of the summer season. As temperatures soar, keeping your home cool will likely be a top priority. One ...

This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab. A heat pump can heat and cool a space by ...

As temperatures begin to rise, signaling the change in seasons from spring to summer, many of us seek the comfort of artificially chilled air inside a building. Any unit capable of cooling an entire ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- With more hot temperatures coming to the Borderland, some residents are starting to compare the advantages and disadvantages of having swamp coolers versus air conditioners at ...

If you live in a dry climate — especially in the West and Southwest — air conditioning isn't your only option for keeping a room cool. A portable evaporative cooler (aka "swamp" cooler) does basically ...

As temperatures around the Pacific Northwest climb above 100 degrees for the next few days, everyone will be looking for ways to keep their home cool. For those with air conditioning, those systems ...

According to the Department of Energy, an evaporative cooler running in low humidity can reduce the ambient temperature by 5 to 15 degrees. (Getty Images) In late May in Albuquerque, as the ...

On paper, the IcyBreeze is the ultimate gadget to beat the heat. The marketing behind it clearly targets campers and athletes. I’m sure they had something with a tent in mind when they sent it my way.

As hurricane season approaches, dangerous storms in the coming months could leave thousands of Texas homes without electricity. Those who find themselves with no power could be left searching for ...

In late May in Albuquerque, as the temperature in Derek Villanueva’s classroom hovered around 80 degrees, he looked out at a sea of flushed, sleepy high-schoolers. His school’s cooling system wasn’t ...