Air conditioning articles
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Climate change - air conditioning in schools
Heat waves are becoming increasingly common in the Balearic Islands, particularly affecting the first and last two months of the school year (May, June, September and October). Regulations require that workplace temperatures remain within a range of 17 and 27 degrees, although many schools are unable to comply with this. Thermal insulation While a study […]
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Lawsuit accuses Texas of 'horrific' treatment of inmates in un-air conditioned prisons
Four nonprofit prisoner-rights groups filed a complaint Monday in an Austin federal court alleging that Texas prisons' widespread lack of air conditioning violates the constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The organizations joined a lawsuit filed last summer by Bernie Tiede, an inmate who argues he suffered an acute medical crisis after being housed in a Huntsville cell where temperatures exceeded 110 degrees. Tiede, a convicted murderer who served as inspiration for the...
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Advocates, man who inspired film 'Bernie' ask for air conditioning for him and other Texas inmates
A legal battle over a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons is bringing together advocates on the issue and one current inmate who says his health is being endangered by the state’s hot prisons