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1. www.gracesguide.co.uk › Stone-Platt_IndustriesStone-Platt Industries - Graces Guide

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   1985 Stone International acquired W. G. Allen and Sons to further develop its energy systems activities. Problems with an overseas contract forced the company to sell one of its more profitable subsidiaries. 1987 FKI Electricals acquired Stone International. 1991 FKI sold the Stone air conditioning business to a Japanese company. See Also

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2. www.heinenhopman.com › hvac-from-antiquity-fiveHVAC from Antiquity: five age-old ways to keep cool

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   HVAC from Antiquity: five age-old ways to keep cool. – Martijn Koelewijn, 05/04/19. What a time to be alive! Climate control – and the associated comfort – is the most natural thing in the world today. It’s second nature for us to use air conditioning in our car, central heating in our houses, and air handling units in our office and on ...

3. www.ft.com › content › 839d4ccf-269f-44fe-914bThe architecture of heat: how we built before air-con

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   Aug 28, 2020 · Walls are made of thick stone and the central patio is partially covered with an iwan, providing shade and cooling the air outside the rooms, says Chiraz Mosbah, researcher at the Laboratory for ...

4. aristair.com › the-history-of-air-conditioning-howThe History of Air Conditioning: How Our Ancestors Stayed Cool

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   Aug 4, 2015 · The History of Air Conditioning Fun Fact #3: The Ancient Greeks and Romans developed ducting systems. After the Ancient Greeks developed the idea of central heating and cooling using water piped from aqueducts, the Romans stepped up the game with their hypocaust system. Their luxury villas and public bath houses had mosaic tiled stone floors ...

5. blogs.getty.edu › iris › how-ancient-romans-keptHow Ancient Romans Kept Their Cool - Getty Iris

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   Sep 3, 2020 · Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (85-B13214) “The Romans were very attuned to the seasons, and those who could afford it would escape Rome, which was notoriously hot and stuffy in the summer, to their seaside villas,” said Kenneth Lapatin, curator of antiquities. Senior Education Specialist Shelby Brown said an ocean view would have ...

6. www.keranews.org › 2018/07/17 › birth-of-the-cool-aBirth Of The Cool: A Brief History Of Air Conditioning

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   Jul 17, 2018 · Full adoption of air conditioning took decades, but by the 1980s, it was commonplace. A 2009 survey by the U.S. Department of Energy found 84% of homes in the U.S. had air conditioning.

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   What was the first water cooled air conditioning system?

   • They hung up wet reeds in the windows to cool the breeze coming in. It was the first water-cooled air conditioning! After the Ancient Greeks developed the idea of central heating and cooling using water piped from aqueducts, the Romans stepped up the game with their hypocaust system.

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   When did air conditioners first come out?

   • About 3000 years ago, the Chinese realized that moving air creates a cooling effect on the skin, and they invented a useful little device to produce moving air: a handheld fan. The first portable air conditioner! Someone even built a hand-powered rotary fan. Today, fans are still an indispensable part of just about any air conditioning system.

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   What happened to stone international?

   • Stone International, the electrical division of Stone-Platt Industries, was rescued by management buyout in 1984 and was subsequently floated. In 1985, Stone International acquired W. G. Allen and Sons to further develop its energy systems activities.

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   When did theaters start using air conditioning?

   • That paved the way for theaters across the country to adopt the technology. The Rice Hotel was the first building in the Houston area to get air conditioning in 1922. The Milam Building in San Antonio was the first air-conditioned high-rise office building in the country when it opened in 1928.

   Birth Of The Cool: A Brief History Of Air Conditioning

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   When did air conditioning start in San Antonio?

   • The Milam Building in San Antonio was the first air-conditioned high-rise office building in the country when it opened in 1928. After World War II, air conditioners became smaller and cheaper, the now-familiar, window-sized units started appearing on department store shelves.

   Birth Of The Cool: A Brief History Of Air Conditioning

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   Who founded J Stone and Company?

   • J. Stone and Company was founded by Josiah Stone, George Preston, and John Prestige in 1842. In 1904, the private company J Stone and Company Ltd was registered to acquire the business of J. Stone and Co.

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8. www.daikin-ce.com › en_us › daikin-blogA history of air conditioning from Ancient Egypt to today

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   1910: The first home air conditioner was in a mansion in Minneapolis, USA. It was over 6 metres long and 2 metres high. 1920: The general public were first introduced to air conditioning in cinemas. The movie theatres invested in air conditioning to attract people into their cool indoor environment during the summer months.