If you don't have central air and are in the market for an air conditioner, you've probably been debating which style would work best for your home or apartment. While both portable and window air ...

As is the case for many people, my home cannot be retrofitted with central air. My 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment, which features prominently in my seven years of air quality reporting for WIRED ...

Tom spent 20 years running his own contracting company, working as a building mechanic and operating as a carpenter. Now he creates solar, home security, moving and home warranty content content for ...

The difference between a good air conditioner and a great one isn’t just how quickly it cools a room—but also how quietly it does so. On a hot, still summer night, a quiet air conditioner may be the ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

Yeah, running an air conditioner contributes to global warming, thereby increasing the need for air conditioning. On the bright side, this TCL unit is highly efficient, it uses an environmentally ...

Choosing the right window air conditioner involves considering cooling capacity, energy efficiency, noise levels, and advanced features.

As we head into what the National Weather Service predicts to be a record-hot summer, room air conditioners are not only desired but a potential lifesaver. Unfortunately, even the quietest window AC ...

Like many places across the country, a heat wave has engulfed New York City this month, making an air conditioner at home an absolute necessity. Not about to sweat it out in my apartment all summer, I ...