Posts tagged with "air conditioning"

Technical chamber opposes AC in classrooms Education

Technical chamber opposes AC in classrooms

June 28th, 20182896 Installing air conditioning units in all 750 state schools before first assessing needs and taking other, environmentally friendly measures, would be reckless and irresponsible, the island’s technical chamber, Etek, said on Wednesday. The chamber said in an announcement that it had been following the recent debate on whether air...
Teachers record temperatures of 38C in classrooms Education

Teachers record temperatures of 38C in classrooms

June 13th, 20182596 To prove their point that air-conditioning is needed in classrooms during the summer, primary school teachers said on Wednesday that thermometers used the previous day recorded temperatures of up to 38C starting as early as 7.45am. Teachers had responded to their union Poed’s call to measure temperatures in what its chairman...
Education ministry sees no need for ACs in classrooms Education

Education ministry sees no need for ACs in classrooms

June 12th, 20182031 The education ministry said on Tuesday that air conditioning in schools was unnecessary, following a long-standing request from the parents’ association that they be installed. Director of the technical services at the education ministry Andreas Marangos told the Cyprus Mail that air conditioning was not needed as schools are closed...
Students suspended in lack of air-con gripe Education

Students suspended in lack of air-con gripe

September 25th, 20173000 The one-day suspension of 100 students who refused to return to their classrooms last week because there was no air-conditioning was perfectly justifiable, the management of the Lanitio Lyceum in Limassol said on Monday. The school’s head master, Giorgos Iosifides, said that the 100 students were suspended after they abstained from...
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Making your ACs work harder is bad for you, and the power supply

It has been reported by the media that the demand for electricity has been quite high lately because of the temperatures, in fact too close for comfort to the maximum available supply, and during recent weeks, power cuts have resulted from the high demand. The implication is that this usage of electricity is a necessary evil, as are...
The air cooler shortage Cyprus

The air cooler shortage

July 24th, 20166612 They are not as effective as air-conditioners, but much cheaper to run, so why aren’t they in the shops? Stocks of air coolers in shops have run low this month and there are conflicting views why. Employees at electrical appliances shops Andreas Charalambous and Poplife explained that they had imported them in the past but not this...
Schools told to cut down on heating and cooling Cyprus

Schools told to cut down on heating and cooling

June 8th, 20131764 By Peter Stevenson THE education ministry has ordered school boards to remove any unnecessary air-conditioning units or heaters from schools and kindergartens in a bid to save energy and money. A circular was sent out by the technical services of the ministry to the heads of each school board on May 23 detailing which rooms...
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