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The History of Controlled Heating

THE HISTORYON OF CONTROLLED HEATING It is difficult to imagine a world without the comfort of central heating, especially when you consider that early man had to figure out how to create fire just to survive. Curious about how humans have managed to stay warm through the ages? Bob Jenson Air Conditioning and Heating explores the history of home heating, from the beginning of time and into the future. Smart technology and automated climate control in the home is already being used, but we expect this practice to grow. With clean energy initiatives and technological innovation, home heating will become even more efficient and intuitive in the future! Man learned to build hearths made from mammoth bones to contain a fire's heat 42,000 В.С. PRESENT AND BEYOND 1990s Solar air heating is introduced Ondol heating, in which a wood-burning furnace pumps hot air through channels under the home, is used in present-day Korea Robert C. Webber builds the first direct exchange ground source heat pump The first version of fireplace heating with clay enclosure is used The first oil burner with high-voltage electric ignition, called the "Electrol," was introduced The first central heating system involved three furnaces, a heating chamber, and iron covers to regulate direction of heat throughout several rooms General Electric introduces a furnace fan to boost circulation of warm air 1885 Europeans adopted the use of chimneys, allowing smoke to escape through hole in the ceiling while retaining heat in the home Dave Lennox invents the first riveted S0OSI steel coal-burning furnace 1883 The introduction of coal as a fuel source leads to the practice of having several fireplaces in a single home Thomas Edison invents the first electric heater What's Hot in Central Heating Today? 30% There are 57 Solar heating is gaining popularity as Home heating congressional districts with clean energy accounts for 30 percent of the energy used in the average a greener option for creating wamth within a home initiatives, producing over 20,000 new jobs in the U.S. American home. without having to burn fossil fuels. SOURCES BRIM http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/human-ancestor-fire-120402.htm http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=ab16#1273 AGEN CY http://www.achrnews.com/articles/an-early-history-of-comfort-heating Air Conditioning and Heating http://hankeringforhistory.com/history-of-home-heating-from-fire-in-a-cave-to-an-electric-fireplace/ http://www1.eere.energy.gov/bioenergy/pdfs/pyrolysis_huber.pdf http://energy.gov/articles/new-report-highlights-growth-americas-clean-energy-job-sector 1940s 1918 1910 000'1 B.C. В.С. A.D. 008 1200s 1300s

The History of Controlled Heating

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It is difficult to imagine a world without the comfort of central heating, especially when you consider that early man had to figure out how to create fire first just to survive. Curious about how hu...

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