Trivia question

geRV · **Trivia question -** 01-13-2003, 01:14 AM

What was the first building in the world to have air conditioning?

cameltoe · 01-13-2003, 01:17 AM

well they had the deal where there was a giant ice cube in the basement with a fan and it would spread it thru a series of vents throughout the building, so i donno if you would consider that AC but its an early form of it.. but my non smart ass guess is a empire state building

geRV · 01-13-2003, 01:19 AM

Yup thats a form of it actually that is what im thinking of but nope not the esb.

SoLiDUS · 01-13-2003, 05:22 AM

The igloo. biggrin:

geRV · 01-13-2003, 05:39 AM

Keep guessing

SoLiDUS · 01-13-2003, 06:14 AM

[quote:91d55]What was the first building in the world to have air conditioning?[/quote:91d55]

The Igloo building! I stand by my answer! biggrin:

geRV · 01-13-2003, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SoLiDUS

[quote:84cae]What was the first building in the world to have air conditioning?

The Igloo building! I stand by my answer! biggrin:[/quote:84cae]

Igloo's not a building, its classified under a hut afaik.

Xorcist [USA] · 01-13-2003, 08:02 AM

1902 -- Willis Carrier builds the first air conditioner to combat humidity inside a printing company. Controlling the humidity in printing companies and textile mills was the start of managing the inside environments.

1906 -- Willis Carrier patents his invention calling it an "Apparatus for Treating Air."

1906 -- Stuart W. Cramer coins the term "Air Conditioning."

Bazooka_Joe · 01-13-2003, 11:34 AM

The Sears tower, i dunno

geRV · 01-13-2003, 12:49 PM

No-ones got it so far happy:

Innoxx · 01-13-2003, 12:52 PM

A termite mound?

Zoner · 01-13-2003, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pelo

1902 -- Willis Carrier builds the first air conditioner to combat humidity inside a printing company. Controlling the humidity in printing companies and textile mills was the start of managing the inside environments.

That's not it, Gerard? Sounds good to me.

Zone

geRV · 01-13-2003, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoner91

Quote:

Originally Posted by pelo

1902 -- Willis Carrier builds the first air conditioner to combat humidity inside a printing company. Controlling the humidity in printing companies and textile mills was the start of managing the inside environments.

That's not it, Gerard? Sounds good to me.

Zone

Nope happy:

Zoner · 01-13-2003, 12:55 PM

"In 1902, only one year after Willis Haviland Carrier graduated from Cornell University with a Masters in Engineering, the first air (temperature and humidity) conditioning was in operation, making one Brooklyn printing plant owner very happy. Fluctuations in heat and humidity in his plant had caused the dimensions of the printing paper to keep altering slightly, enough to ensure a misalignment of the colored inks. The new air conditioning machine created a stable environment and aligned four-color printing became possible."

Zone

geRV · 01-13-2003, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoner91

"In 1902, only one year after Willis Haviland Carrier graduated from Cornell University with a Masters in Engineering, the first air (temperature and humidity) conditioning was in operation, making one Brooklyn printing plant owner very happy. Fluctuations in heat and humidity in his plant had caused the dimensions of the printing paper to keep altering slightly, enough to ensure a misalignment of the colored inks. The new air conditioning machine created a stable environment and aligned four-color printing became possible."

Zone

Well lets say the building its in is 175 years old. And its in belfast not america biggrin: