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Technology
Energy
Heating and cooling
Heating and cooling
Air conditioning
Cooling of air in an enclosed space
Boiler
Closed vessel in which fluid is heated
Evaporative cooler
Device that cools air through the evaporation of water
Heat exchanger
Equipment used to transfer heat between fluids
Heat pump
Device that heats buildings
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort
Passive cooling
Building design approach
Refrigeration
Process of moving heat from one location to another in controlled conditions
Windcatcher
Architectural element for creating a draft
Yakhchāl
Ancient Persian ice house