| 单词 | central heating |
| 例句 | He’s big and bulky, all wrapped up in a tattered jacket even though the central heating is on full blast. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I prefer central heating, and I’m probably not the only one. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And, of course, in many practical ways, the Romans were much more advanced than the Elizabethans—better roads, central heating, proper baths. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The official temperature is often much less relevant than the absence of central heating. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Even with year-round air-conditioning and central heating one could never be sure. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the whirr of the central heating. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, Shin again followed the homeless to semisheltered sleeping places they had found near buildings with central heating systems. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z There were few places in England with central heating in those days. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z They like libraries, central heating and gossip, and they strongly dislike DIY. David Vann: 'I was filled with rage.' 2011-01-02T00:02:02Z In their recommendations of the most luxurious hotels of the time, the Baedeker editors gave the existence of an elevator highest priority, even higher than other epoch-making innovations such as electric lights or central heating. The dying world of “Grand Budapest Hotel” 2014-03-07T23:59:00Z Just crank the central heating up to max for desert realism. Five-thousand-year-old Egyptian tomb opens for virtual tour 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z The campus gets its heat and hot water from a central heating system powered by wood, solar energy and waste heat from snow-making. Skiing Town to Town in a Magical Corner of Vermont 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z She found a one-bedroom apartment with central heating, air-conditioning and a shopping mall on the lower levels. Hired by the Empress of Art at Tehran’s Hidden Museum 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Before even taking off his coat, he offers to have central heating installed. Elisabeth Moss, Carey Mulligan share a sensibility on separate stages 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z About half of the magazine was devoted to advertisements for dishwashers, cars, sofa-beds, anti-wrinkle creams, stereos, whisky, central heating, Bri-Nylon carpets, washing machines, Pan Am Airways, and several brands of cigarettes. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z The advice to “serve at room temperature” dates from the days before central heating. How to store open bottles of wine 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Now I just stick the central heating on and stay home. 'I got so sunburnt, I was like a piece of chorizo': comedians on their holidays from hell 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Novelties at the time included central heating, built-in closets and an open kitchen filled with modern electrical gadgets — fridge, toaster and washing machine. ‘Once visitors arrive, it’s easy to seduce them’: Le Havre celebrates its 500th year 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Beneath a 1960s office block on Lower Thames Street, there’s a Roman bathhouse complete with central heating, part of a 2nd-century riverside villa. The other London underground: See the ancient city that lies beneath the modern metropolis 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The central heating is turned up and the door is stuck fast and, on pulling back the bedroom curtains, Maybury finds a wall instead of a window. Scary stories for Halloween: The Hospice by Robert Aickman 2012-10-29T10:43:57Z A furnace and central heating were installed earlier this year. Opening a Door to a Secret Prague 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z In a 2011 report, the National Fire Protection Association stated that “space heating poses a much higher risk of fire, death, injury, and loss per million users than central heating.” Great space heaters for your buck 2012-11-18T17:00:00Z The 1918 house had no central heating, no air-conditioning, and spring water. Real Life Can Be Raw, in Marriage and Death 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z But even for those of us with modern central heating, nothing warms a body like that first steaming sip. A hot rum punch raises the thermostat 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z He cites one woman whose partner’s “hardcore” green lifestyle meant a lack of washing and no central heating. Have couples who live apart discovered the secret to a happy relationship? 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z But as humans have learned to control our environments – with central heating, insulation, coats and so on – we are losing our ability to respond to nature. 'You’ve had what we call a cosmic orgasm': the rise of conscious breathing 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z There was no central heating in the large house where she spent much of her childhood. The Gimlet Eye: A Poor Little Rich Girl at Christmas 2010-12-21T20:37:10Z A lot of people had no central heating. The hippy is back: not so cool if you remember it the first time round 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z The book sets out the basic rules of classical architecture, covering everything from the order of columns to central heating, as well as the source for the story about Archimedes shouting eureka in the bath. Leo Hollis's top 10 books about cities 2013-04-26T07:37:40Z Faulkner added central heating in the 1930s but scorned air conditioning, despite summer temperatures that reach the 90s and stifling humidity. Miss. hometown marks half century post-Faulkner 2012-07-04T17:16:04Z His poems alluded to advanced physics but he refused to install central heating. RS Thomas, my favourite religious poet 2010-04-29T16:50:00Z He plays the underdog to a T, bumbling, put upon, kicking his heels in the streets as these fiends enjoy his central heating. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z The house was overrun with rats; there was no bathroom, indoor toilet or central heating; and the kitchen was a makeshift scullery with a plastic corrugated roof. ‘Being poor is not inevitable or due to personal flaws. I know, I’ve been there’ | Mary O’Hara 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z It has an oil fired central heating system and is one of 17 houses in a cul-de-sac which has no mains gas. Heat pumps are unaffordable despite new grant, say villagers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The analysis looked at factors such as length of tenancy, building type, the government financial support available to renters, presence of central heating, housing costs, payment arrears, overcrowding and expectations around moving. Private renters age faster, says Essex and Adelaide university research 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Gordon says that inventions like electricity, internal combustion engines, central heating and sewage and clean water systems were far more significant than the so-called IT revolution of recent decades. Why America is going backward: Being the richest nation in history isn't enough 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Zero Carbon Buildings Minister Patrick Harvie argues the change would accelerate the uptake of more environmentally-friendly central heating systems such as heat pumps. Are Scotland's heat pump plans threatening to boil over? 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Japanese homes typically do not have central heating, for one. How Culture Affects the ‘Marshmallow Test’ 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Better insulated houses are mores suitable for heat pump systems, which generate water at lower temperatures for the central heating system. Which European nations are winning the heat pump race? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z A ventilation unit moves this warm air around the building, "so we don't have big boiler rooms anymore. There is no gas central heating in this building." Welshpool: Pupil 'kiddywatts' heat energy-efficient school 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Born into poverty in a rat-infested home without central heating, a telephone or a television set, Mr. Robinson was raised by loving parents, both teachers. Randall Robinson, Anti-Apartheid Catalyst, Is Dead at 81 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z She lives in “a tiny house with no central heating” and relies on a coal fire for warmth. In Britain, ‘warm hubs’ emerge to beat soaring energy costs 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z “Russia fires randomly into the town but aims precisely at infrastructure,” such as the central heating plant and electrical substations, said the mayor, Tamaz Hambarashvily. In Northern Ukraine, a Different Sort of War Game 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Radiators in a central heating system heat rooms by what is known as convection heating, warming up the air in rooms, which then circulates. Farewell radiators? Testing out electric infrared wallpaper 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z The cost of living crisis has seen a huge rise in the popularity of electric blankets as people try to minimise use of their central heating. Warning over risky electric blankets sold online 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The 30 employees at the Rocky Mountain Institute work in an eco-friendly building made of sandstone, zinc and untreated juniper wood that lacks central heating or air conditioning, according to Architect Magazine. Green groups embed with government officials to plot end of gas stoves and appliances 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Lyman still has no running water or central heating system, and the daytime temperature has been hovering around freezing. Ukraine war: Resilient civilians return to liberated town of Lyman 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z A significant proportion of those people only have electricity to heat their homes, which is now significantly more expensive than gas central heating. Energy bills rise for 2.5 million homes on Economy 7 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z However, you also need to factor in the costs of removing the existing central heating system and investing in an electric immersion heater for hot water. Farewell radiators? Testing out electric infrared wallpaper 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Pulmonary disease sufferers must carefully regulate their homes' ambient temperature, which means relying on air conditioning in Spain's searing summers and central heating in its brisk winters. High power prices drive some patients in Spain into poverty 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Kyiv has accused Moscow of indiscriminately targeting civilians as well as key infrastructure, threatening the winter supply of electricity, running water and central heating. Davos 2023: Russian bombing puts Kyiv's utilities under critical strain -Klitschko 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Moscow, which invaded last February, has been pounding Ukraine's energy infrastructure with missiles and drones since October, causing sweeping blackouts and disruptions to central heating and running water. Rescue hopes fade after Russian attack on Dnipro 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Moscow, which invaded last February, has been pounding Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with missiles and drones since October, causing sweeping blackouts and disruptions to central heating and running water. Russia-Belarus to conduct 'defensive' air drills, sparking fear in Kyiv of new offensive in Ukraine 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Rescue teams toiled through the night in freezing temperatures after the Dnipro attack, while Ukraine's energy minister said electricity, running water and central heating are under threat in the coming days. Romanian authorities seize $4 million of assets in Andrew Tate case 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Rescue teams toiled through the night in freezing temperatures after the Dnipro attack, while Ukraine's energy minister said electricity, running water and central heating are under threat in the coming days. Dnipro mayor says chances are minimal of finding survivors in wrecked apartment building 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z There, she explains, the winters are the coldest, stone floors are the norm and central heating is a luxury, “So people bundle up and sip hot drinks that warm them from the inside.” Try this easy recipe for Winter’s Day Masala Chai, then make it your own 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Russia has been pounding Ukraine's vital energy infrastructure with missiles and drones since October, causing sweeping blackouts and disruptions to central heating and running water as winter bites. Russian missile attack hits infrastructure in Kyiv - officials 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z The shop doesn't have central heating so they use electric heaters, which are inefficient. The pandemic entrepreneurs moving into the High Street 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z She said she had about £900 a month to live on and used small electric heaters to warm individual rooms, plus extra layers of clothing, to avoid putting the central heating on. Cost of living crisis: Sickle cell families staying in bed for warmth 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z She was apparently citing a regulation that was first introduced in the oil crisis of the 1970s and stipulates that accommodations with central heating should be kept at an average of 19 degrees. Never mind the cold — Europe keeps its thermostats down 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The garden's administration has now connected to Kyiv's central heating system to have a backup, but fears further missile strikes on the power grid. The struggle to save the tropical plants of Kyiv's Botanical Garden 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Years ago, he recalls, his father refused to install a gas-fired central heating system, back when the first pipelines reached his home region, connecting Siberian gas fields with then-West Germany, across the Iron Curtain. Germany’s Energy Crisis Is a Cue to Chop Wood and Stock Up 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z As winter grips the country and temperatures plunge well below freezing, the central heating service that warms millions of homes is also under threat. A battered Kyiv has power for only about a fifth of residents. 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The building's central heating system has been working overtime these past few days, with volunteer Joanna Criddle warning it is struggling under the pressure, mirroring the plight of the people it warms. Cost of living: The 'lucky' caravan couple facing a freezing future 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The pensioner said she finally left her flat because of the cold - there was no central heating - and the fear of shelling. Ukrainians leaving Bakhmut describe constant shelling, fear and cold 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The outages also hit Ukraine’s urban central heating systems in two ways — first by cutting off the water they use and second by disrupting electricity required to heat that water. After missile strikes, Ukrainians persist without electricity, water, heat 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z After years of relying on a gas-fired furnace for central heating, this winter they reverted to their main wood-burning stove which only heats the dining and living rooms on the main floor of the house. Germany’s Energy Crisis Is a Cue to Chop Wood and Stock Up 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Ms Roberts has gas central heating in her home in Rhyl, Denbighshire, but said she cannot afford to put it on as much as she needs to keep it warm. Cost of living: Woman, 78, lives in bedroom to keep warm 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Faculty and students also rescued herbarium samples after the central heating system went down and salvaged instruments from the School of Physics and Technology in Pyatykhatky. Hero city: Crippled by Russian attacks, Ukraine’s science hotbed refuses to give up 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The mum-of-three explained that the central heating "just isn't going on". UK weather: Drivers warned of risks as Arctic blast begins 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The 3.3 million residents of war-torn Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, face shortages of electricity, water, cellphone and internet service and central heating. Your Thursday Briefing 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z This is Kyiv, a modern, thriving European capital of 3.3 million people a year ago, now a war-torn city struggling with shortages of electricity, running water, cellphone service, central heating and the internet. Flashlights, Fire and Ingenuity: Life Without Power in Kyiv 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Snow has been falling in Kyiv, a city that had 2.8 million residents before the war, as people struggled with disruptions to electricity supply and central heating. Kyiv 's mayor: 'We cannot allow Putin to steal our Christmas' 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The city had been without electricity, central heating and running water when Ukrainian forces reclaimed it on Nov. 11. Power restored in Ukrainian city of Kherson, senior presidential aide says 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z In August, Vereshchuk said Ukraine planned to expand the number of front line districts where civilian evacuations will be mandatory, as those areas could be occupied and face central heating problems this winter. Ukraine will soon begin voluntary evacuation from liberated southern areas -official 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Hundreds of residents of the city, which is currently without electricity, running water or central heating, cheered as they welcomed the train. First Ukrainian passenger train rolls into newly freed Kherson 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z There is no running water, electricity or central heating. In newly liberated Kherson, Ukrainians celebrate but worry about what's next 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The strikes on energy infrastructure affect virtually every part of daily life, including central heating systems, clean water supplies, sewage systems and telecommunications. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid are endangering its nuclear plants, a U.N. agency warns. 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Mr Shiels said the £100 alternative fuel payment for people who do not have gas-fired central heating was the "least developed" of the current energy schemes. Energy Bills Support Scheme: £400 payment 'may not come until January' 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z He warned people that the government would be able to repair the central heating for only one-third of the city’s apartment complexes. Where Russians Retreated, Ukrainians Find Devastation 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z "I didn't grow up in houses with central heating. I'm living my life out now in a house that might as well not have any, all because of the cost." Cost of living: The people trying to make ends meet as costs spiral 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Both women spoke of growing up without central heating, although Mavis wondered if modern "flimsy" homes were more likely to be cold. Warm Spaces: Inside a hub amid the chill of energy bills 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z More than three-quarters of Kyiv’s buildings are connected to a central heating system powered by gas, which can be disrupted by explosions. Kyiv braces for prolonged hardship as Russia threatens more strikes 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z In Lviv, electrical outages forced the shutdown of central heating stations. Ukraine says the strikes aimed to cripple its energy system as winter nears. 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Under a new government decree, buildings will face an extra fifteen days without central heating. Europe energy crisis: Italians told to turn thermostats down 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z There will be no central heating in the region this winter because of the lack of gas. AP PHOTOS: Ukraine bakery supplies bread for the front lines 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z A biogas plant put up to keep piglets warm was expanded, providing extra income to the farmers’ cooperative, which pumps hot water through a village-wide central heating system. In one tiny German town, nobody worries about energy bills 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z To tackle the energy crisis, Portugal revealed details of its energy-saving plan, which includes measures such as turning off indoor decorative lighting earlier than usual and slightly lower central heating temperatures. Drought prompts Portugal to restrict water use at more hydropower dams 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Tom Allingham, from website Save the Student, recommends keeping down the cost of central heating by investing in a heated blanket. Five things to take to university - and one to avoid 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The country normally restricts central the use of central heating in warmer months, with its use determined by regional governments. Europe energy crisis: Italians told to turn thermostats down 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z They'll be looking at other kitchen equipment and whether they can rely more on the pub's log fires, less on central heating. 'Panic not over' on energy prices for some small firms 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z I've been a commercial diver, a central heating engineer, a firefighter, a Commonwealth athlete in hammer throw and a boxer - now I'm going to my first Rugby World Cup. 'Society told me no, but I’m going to a World Cup' 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z "It's really very crucial for us to be quick with that one because, there are cities where it's not safe to live during the winter because there is no central heating." Exclusive: Ukraine calls for bespoke IMF and World Bank programmes 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z She installed central heating because she feared her daughters would start a fire playing with the space heaters. Expanded Safety Net Drives Sharp Drop in Child Poverty 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z "Liz Truss must act immediately to address the cost-of-living crisis by freezing energy bills and introducing new direct support schemes for those with oil central heating or prepay meters." New prime minister: NI leaders react to Liz Truss win 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Their mother, barely able to provide for her children, moved them to a home with no central heating. Rembert Weakland, leading liberal voice of Catholic Church, dies at 95 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Households with electric heating could be more than £900 a year better off, the report said, although most UK households remain on gas central heating. Solar panel sales boom as energy bills soar 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Ukraine's central heating season typically begins in mid-October. Ukraine faces toughest winter yet, but gas reserve goal within reach 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z “They’ve demolished central heating stations in big cities, and physical devastation is still happening nationwide,” he said. As Russia Threatens Europe’s Energy, Ukraine Braces for a Hard Winter 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z They include biological contaminants such as bacteria, molds and pollen, burning of fuels and environmental tobacco smoke, building materials and furnishings, household products, central heating and cooling systems, and outdoor sources. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Evicted from her Brighton home of six years, after complaining about her central heating that had been faulty for 18 months, Naomi, 59, was "devastated". Renting: No-fault evictions to be banned in England 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z She puts the central heating on only occasionally and uses coal fires to keep herself and her 11-year-old daughter warm. 'I'm in work but I need to use a food bank' 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z We still had ration cards, no central heating and hardly a trickle of hot water into our bath from a geyser that heated water by gas. Opinion | Thanks, but I’ll keep my warm shower 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z "The situation is quite stable. We have electricity, water, and there is central heating and transport." Kherson: Russian-occupied city stays angry and defiant 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z The project, known as retrofitting, will see council houses receive improved insulation, solar panels, upgraded central heating systems and better ventilation. Exeter homes get solar panels to tackle climate change 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z They told Bleacher Report in 2016 that because the home did not have central heating, the twins would alternate days rising early to help their grandfather bring kerosene home to fill the space heaters. Marcus Morris helps Clippers beat 76ers while grieving for childhood friend 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z The UK has been badly hit because it's one of Europe's biggest users of natural gas - 85% of homes use gas central heating, while gas also generates a third of our electricity. Will Russia-Ukraine tensions push up UK gas bills? 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The price of gas has also shot up, leaving people around the world with eye-watering central heating bills. Inflation: Seven reasons why the cost of living is going up around the world 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Around 85% of homes have gas central heating, and it also generates a third of the country's electricity. Why are gas prices so high and what is happening to fuel bills? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The Eco-Experts blog recommends "heating the humans, not the building" - so perhaps don't keep the central heating on all the time if you're not cold, and don't heat rooms you're not in. Climate change: Four cheap ways to save energy at home 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z There is no fuel for central heating, so Dr Siddiqi now asks staff to cut and collect dried tree branches every day to feed a wood burner. ‘It’s like hell in here’: The struggle to save Afghanistan's starving babies 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z “What’s gone wrong at Burnley? asks Neil Tully, trying to provoke me into an essay. “I remember when they had central heating in the Stands, that was in Bob Lords day.” Burnley v Spurs off, Manchester City v West Ham, and more: Premier League – live! 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z As we know, everything from telephones to radio, fridges to central heating, motor cars to electric light was introduced during those years. Is science stuck? The "Great Stagnation Debate," explained 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z These including more electric cars, planting trees and moving away from gas-powered central heating. Net zero announcement: Obstacles facing the UK government's plans 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Gas central heating will need to be replaced by alternative sources, such as heat pumps. What is net zero and how are the UK and other countries doing? 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Mallet-Stevens had engineered central heating, as well as bathrooms with hot and cold running water, still uncommon in Parisian homes at the time. A Modernist Gem in Paris, Meticulously Restored 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z But it said this would rise to a 50% increase if the winter was colder than average, hitting cities such as Chicago which rely heavily on central heating in colder months. US heating bills set to surge as energy costs jump 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z One Universal Credit claimant in Keighley said she would be £240 down by Christmas, meaning her home's central heating would need to stay turned off. Universal Credit: Food banks 'braced' for demand increase 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The UK has been badly hit because it's one of Europe's biggest users of natural gas - 85% of homes use gas central heating, and it also generates a third of our electricity. Where does the UK get its gas and is it facing a shortage this winter? 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The Federation, which represents housing associations across England, says that the emissions from homes are so high because of gas central heating and poor insulation. Climate change: Consumer 'confusion' threatens net zero homes plan 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z That's the delayed plan of how to decarbonise central heating systems in our homes and offices. COP26: Warnings that climate summit may not happen 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z He grew up without central heating in eastside San Jose. The L.A. designer who remade the cobija into luxury fashion 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z "I'll have to penny-pinch everywhere, I do not put the central heating on because that would be an extra £30 or £40 a month on gas," she said. Universal Credit: Food banks 'braced' for demand increase 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Its last full renovation was during the reign of William and Mary, and when his stepmother bought it from a tenant farmer, there was no central heating. In Dorset, Jasper Conran’s Garden Runs Wild 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z But electricity only accounts for around 28 percent of the country's CO2 emissions; that leaves a lot for states to work on outside the grid — the emissions that come from cars, steelmaking, or central heating. 25 states promised to stay in the Paris Agreement. Did they follow through? 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z That means no room for gas central heating, which is a major contributor to the emissions over-heating the climate. Climate pledge on home heating 'vanishes' after 'mix-up' 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z The cold-weather months are when patios are supposed to close and diners automatically move indoors to embrace the warmth of hearths, central heating and the crush of fellow diners. Outdoor dining has helped restaurants avoid disaster. But winter is coming. 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Benjamin: At this time of year and heading into the winter months, dry, cold air and harsh wind and central heating can cause the skin to lose water and natural oils more quickly than usual. Dry skin amid the coronavirus pandemic, winter: Tips to avoid making it worse 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z And back before central heating and coal ovens and pilot lights, everything was heated by open fires. A thirst for the campfire essence of smoked beer persists — just like that campfire essence 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Gas use, too, is not showing any clear surge in demand, since many people use it for central heating, and the lockdown coincided with warmer weather. Electricity use up during day as nation works from home 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z She grew up in Belfast without an indoor toilet, central heating or a refrigerator. Review | An American tradition: Shaming the poor 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z But fears around central heating technology and privacy are a reality. How to stop your smart home spying on you 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Pioneered by Roskilde University physicist Bent Sørensen and several Danish protégés, such “integrated energy systems” studies combine simulations for electric grids, natural gas and hydrogen distribution networks, transportation systems, heavy industries and central heating supply. Solar and Wind Power Could Ignite a Hydrogen Energy Comeback 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z There is still no central heating in the farmhouse; it is warmed by an Aga stove and an enormous open hearth, over which dinner is typically cooked. The Subversive Joy of Cold-Water Swimming 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The Greens want 2030 - which would mean practically all petrol and diesel vehicles banned, all homes insulated and all central heating boilers changed within a decade. What's in the Conservative Party manifesto? 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Starting in the 1960s, the gas was a source of domestically produced and relatively clean fuel that brought modern comforts like central heating to the Netherlands and northwest Europe. Earthquakes Are Jolting the Netherlands. Gas Drilling Is to Blame. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z A report from the cross-party Policy Connect says gas central heating boilers also threaten the UK’s clean air goals. Central heating boilers 'threaten climate goals' 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The FAA says DIA is getting $1.3 million to reduce aircraft emissions on the ground by connecting parked aircraft to central heating and cooling systems. FAA announces $7.4M in grants for 5 Colorado airports 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z The same is true if people get hydrogen central heating instead of gas, or if they are obliged to drive electric cars rather than petrol vehicles. UK to commit to 2050 climate target 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z This would need more renewable electricity production, an earlier phase-out of new petrol and diesel cars, and consumer changes such as turning central heating thermostats down and eating less red meat. UK has first coal-free week for a century 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z But insufficient funding for scientific research, as well as a dearth of central heating, led him to return to the United States. Paul Greengard, Nobel laureate who showed how nerve cells communicate, dies at 93 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Gas engineers disconnected two central heating units in a building within the grounds. Seven in hospital after suspected gas leak 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z You should consider something more appropriate for a black kid from your area, like fixing central heating systems.’” Branded a no-go zone: a trip inside the 93, France's most notorious banlieu 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Burris says contractors are trying to determine what caused the problem in a central heating system. Ohio prison inmates, staff treated for carbon monoxide 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z There is no central heating, just two wood-burning stoves, and food arrives weekly - when weather allows - on a small fishing boat with other vital supplies. The last man standing on the Calf of Man 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z It aims to halve Skopje’s air pollution within two years by reducing taxes for central heating, restricting traffic and introducing stricter control of industrial emissions. Public anger as air pollution in Western Balkan cities worsens 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z They worry about many things, of course—incandescent light, L.E.D. light, nicotine, caffeine, central heating, alcohol, the addictive folderol of personal technology—but social attitudes seem to exercise them the most. Why We Sleep, and Why We Often Can’t 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Ann-Margret’s “torrid dancing almost replaces the central heating in the theater,” Life magazine declared in its cover story about “Bye Bye Birdie” and its young heroine. The 31 best dance scenes in movies 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Coal-fired power and central heating systems will still be permitted. China coal city vows 'no-coal zones' in bid to curb pollution 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z It is unthinkable that a school should operate with asbestos in the ceilings, with no central heating in winter or with rats in the kitchen. Opinion | Let Teenagers Sleep In 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z There was no central heating, just coal-fired metal stoves. Pollution pushes Mongolia's herders to reconsider city life 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z The family followed him to France, where at the age of 17 Taha worked in a central heating plant outside Lyon, which he hated. Rachid Taha obituary 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The house had no central heating, and the crisp February air collected in dense clouds around his nose and mouth as he spoke. How to be human: the man who was raised by wolves 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z A ranch, which is good, no stairs; full basement; central heating. The Zombie Apocalypse, Now Being Filmed at Your Hometown Cemetery 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The courthouse will also receive a central heating and cooling system and new windows. Iowa voters approve $13.5M bond for law enforcement center 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Residents share a wastewater treatment plant, a central heating system, and a water plant. Pollution pushes Mongolia's herders to reconsider city life 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z His hope was for these techniques to become available to everyone, with aeroponic farms eventually becoming as much a part of every normal home as central heating. The life and death of Homaro Cantu, the genius chef who wanted to change the world 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z This year, Hebei authorities will continue developing the province’s central heating system, and promote the use of gas and electricity for heating in rural areas as a substitute for coal. China's Hebei province to cut coal use by 5 million tonnes this year: 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z But there were still plenty of outdoor toilets, not much central heating and only one in five homes had a washing machine. How did households budget in 1957? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z When I left, there were no elevators, no central heating. How a biotech entrepreneur benefits from splitting time between China and the United States 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Without central heating, residents burn cheap coal to heat their homes throughout the freezing winters. The haves and have-nots: four cities in crisis 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Thousands of people are without central heating as winter sets in, because of war-damaged pipelines. On the front line of Europe’s forgotten war in Ukraine 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z This year, Hebei authorities will continue developing the province’s central heating system, and promote the use of gas and electricity for heating in rural areas as a substitute for coal. China's Hebei province to cut coal use by 5 million tonnes this year: 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z In the winter, he says, the owners will no longer need their central heating, the result of beneficial vibrations. Demand for exorcists is soaring in France 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z A frenetic, three-year reconstruction ensued — this time, with modern electric wiring, phone lines and central heating and air conditioning built in. A catalogue of White House technological upgrades: Flushing toilets, a phone line, air conditioning. Oh, and Twitter. 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Both families who lived there relied on portable heaters as the central heating was too expensive to run, the inquest was told. Swindon fatal house fire started by portable heater - BBC News 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Many things contribute to air pollution: central heating, wood burners, generators. Viewpoint: The trouble with diesel - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Neither did I care about my grandma's dilapidated courtyard in hutong without flush toilet or central heating. The Disappearing Dialect at the Heart of China’s Capital 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Men think that because these new central heating controls are incredibly logical, everybody must be able to understand them. Grayson Perry: the watch, the tie, the tattoo? It's a man thing … 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z A modern central heating system wasn’t installed until Harry S. Truman’s term, but the AC comes first. A catalogue of White House technological upgrades: Flushing toilets, a phone line, air conditioning. Oh, and Twitter. 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z But Sander was forced to accept the installation of central heating in the flat he shares with his two children. 'No bling in the hood ...' Does Berlin's anti-gentrification law really work? 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z True, we eventually need capital and institutions to embody the ideas, such as a marble building with central heating and cooling to house the Supreme Court. The Formula for a Richer World? Equality, Liberty, Justice 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Look around your room and note the hundreds of post-1800 ideas embedded in it: electric lights, central heating and cooling, carpet woven by machine, windows larger than any achievable until the float-glass process. Why the West (and the Rest) Got Rich 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Some of them made it only a few feet across the floor, others reached the classroom wall, a few aimed for more distant corners, but they were no match for central heating and wall-to-wall carpet. The mountain lion’s long, precarious climb back 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z There was no central heating and my dad spent a lot of the day in a woolly dressing gown and balaclava hat trying to write his novel. The children uprooted to live the 1970s Good Life - BBC News 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z There’s no central heating or air conditioning; the bathroom is an outhouse facing the swamp, with an outdoor shower nearby. Magic happens for local music community at Swamp House 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z OSO Hotwater is a maker of central heating boilers just outside Oslo, and a few years ago it woke up to a nightmare. How does Norway's relationship with the EU work? - BBC News 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Second, central heating not only dries the air but also our nasal passages. NINA RADCLIFF: Cold, snow and ice myth busters 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z In 1870, there were no homes with electricity, and few — if any — with indoor plumbing or central heating. Technology won’t save us from slow growth 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z When your landlord runs stifling central heating all winter, this is easier said than done. Virtually there: the hard reality of the Gear VR 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Officials said the dangerous smog was caused by a surge in coal-fired electricity use, as the region’s central heating systems kick into gear for winter. Beijing residents told to stay inside as smog levels soar 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The locals live in overcrowded flats, mostly in one room without any central heating or gas. In pictures: Roma slums in Romania and Slovakia - BBC News 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Led by a veteran Arctic explorer and outfitted with state-of-the-art technology—from central heating to newly invented daguerreotype equipment for photography—the Franklin Expedition seemed destined for success. Shipwreck May Hold Clues to Famous Lost Expedition From 1800s 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z It's more like setting the central heating to an agreed level and then holding up a thermometer to see if the temperature is where it should be. GCSE results: The great balancing act - BBC News 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The two spent almost every day together, working back-breaking shifts to install central heating systems around the city, and then taking more private construction jobs after they clocked off. 'Shot from behind': man's death reveals hidden horror of Latino police killings 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z With no access to the city's central heating grid, though, ger dwellers must burn coal to stay warm. Booming Ulan Bator, the world's coldest capital, is choking on smoke 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Extracts from Ofsted reports found homes where there was "a shortage of food", where the "central heating was not working during the winter" or where there were "serious concerns about bullying". Third of children's homes inadequate or only meet bare standards 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z By the 1930s, however, homes became more complex, with plumbing, electricity, central heating systems and other amenities. Sears homes in Virginia showcase nostalgia 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z But in the depths of winter with its almost constant fog of darkness, a supreme effort is required to escape the shackles of the duvet and central heating. Let there be light 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z So while central heating ensures we move less and burn fewer calories, it’s possible that lower temperatures might increase the activity of brown fat, which will burn our calories for us. Prepare for the Pill to Make You Thin On the island, many private houses and public buildings connect to central heating plants established as part of the energy project. Green-Energy Inspiration Off the Coast of Denmark 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z "And we've got proper central heating and you get a lot of solar gain through the windows," she said. How do you stay warm on a houseboat? 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z “To think, I used to live in a house, with three bedrooms and central heating!” she said, half laughing, half crying. Syrian refugees face new misery as winter storms descend 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z It might also prevent pre-payment customers being forced to turn off their central heating. Energy customers 'need' debt holiday 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Apart from the demands of big industries such as the steel sector, gas is also used by household consumers across the country to power central heating in homes. Ukraine expects Russian gas supplies to resume Monday: minister 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z The house is barely insulated, and it has no central heating. Opening Her Home to Many Children, and Worrying About Keeping Out the Cold 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z Many of the features in the home are new, including the central heating and air. Queen Latifah Lists Hollywood Hills Bungalow 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z And at the time, it distinguished itself by providing central heating and indoor plumbing. A Teardown Builds Up a Delaware Housing Development 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z It sells computing capacity to corporate clients, generates heat with the computers... and then finds ways of channelling off the heat to use as central heating. Heating buildings using computers 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Of radiators and central heating, a bath with hot water - fixed, rather than hanging up outside to be filled from "The Copper". 'I loved/loathed my 1960s high-rise block' 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The Fugits hired pros for just three projects on their home: installing a new breaker box, installing central heating and reroofing the house. Can You Handle That Fixer-Upper? 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The ger district is not connected to the city’s piped central heating system that runs to many other suburbs. Life in Ulanbataar's tent city is hard – but Mongolians won't give up their gers 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z The project will also provide new interiors for the existing apartments, new central heating and air conditioning, upgraded common areas, a fitness center and community space within the original carriage house on the grounds. Town Square | U Street apartment projects switch to condos In addition, the home featured central heating and cooling. Home inspired by 1948 film being highlighted 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The steel-magnate-turned-philanthropist, who once insisted that the 64-room structure be “the most modest, plainest and roomiest house in New York,” also enjoyed the first residential elevator and central heating system in the country. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Gives NYC Mansion a 21st Century Update Netatmo’s Smart Thermostat is made for people who need to control a central heating source, like a boiler or radiator. The best smart home products you haven't heard of 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z I really don't want to control anything beyond my own central heating – I just want to be able to say 'I told you so'. I'm happy to drift along with Google at the wheel. Ukip's another matter 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z "This isn't how we used to live but, really, it's not bad," says Khalil who used to work installing central heating and air conditioning systems. Syrian refugees find renewed dignity 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z "There have been distressing stories of people living without central heating or hot water and families living on soup and bread because there hasn't been any money coming in for three months," he said. Fishermen's storm suffering goes on 2014-03-07T01:25:37Z Having the central heating on may be contributing to our ballooning waistlines, Dutch researchers suggest. Central heating 'may make you fat' 2014-01-23T03:15:24Z "Russian central heating," joked Georgy, as I struggled to swallow a lump of lard. Homophobia and intimacy in a Russian sauna 2014-01-18T00:45:16Z Have you ever thought about using a smartphone to control your central heating? How smartphones can cut energy bills 2014-01-17T22:18:57Z Our standard of living soared, and we got modern appliances, central heating, bigger and better cars, and better healthcare. Are You On the Verge of a “Clutter Crisis”? 2014-01-02T19:55:51Z They can be seen on telephone poles in Gravesend, Marine Park and Midwood, often dangerously incorporating transformer boxes as nests’ central heating units. City Room: Monk Parrots Find Freedom 2013-12-27T23:19:12Z Collective central heating, activated on a date set by the government, provides heat to 65 percent of Harbin, figures quoted last year in the state media show. China Blames Weather for Hampering Efforts to Banish Smog 2013-10-22T21:15:04.707Z Many people will also qualify to get energy-saving home improvements such as insulation, boilers or central heating for free. Energy hotline campaign launched 2013-10-06T23:34:10Z In 2011 questionnaires posted to every household sought information ranging from marital status and qualifications to types of central heating. 200-year-old census 'in the balance' 2013-09-03T16:11:01Z He admitted the rooms had no central heating or facilities and only one communal shower and several toilets per floor in the four-storey building. Illegal hostel a 'fire death trap' 2013-08-01T04:57:07Z What about security - who might be hacking in to my central heating system? The wireless connections that may transform our lives 2013-07-16T23:10:07Z "It costs too much so we've got no central heating, no electric," she says. Poverty in the English countryside 2013-06-18T23:44:42Z The central heating is off because the storage tank outside his five-bedroom house is low on oil. 'I love Amazon and I hate Amazon, they're a necessary evil' 2013-04-05T17:30:01Z According to a UK study, improving buildings to enhance "thermal comfort" - with central heating or insulation, for instance - pays off in both physical and mental wellbeing. Warming houses linked to better health 2013-03-19T00:49:37Z This resonates with me too - in my house we didn't have a colour TV until 1979 and we got central heating in 1980. Smoking, drinking and living alone: what the General Household Survey tells us about how Britain has changed 2013-03-07T13:52:44Z He foresaw ubiquitous cars, cheap international travel, central heating and hot-housing, but could give readers no idea of the cost to their civilisation. Mayan apocalypse: it's not just the religious who try to be prophets 2012-12-21T12:10:36Z There was no central heating in the house. How did the big freeze of 1962 compare with today? 2012-12-20T13:02:55Z Firms including British Gas already offer software allowing consumers to monitor and control their central heating from afar. Software to cut your energy bill 2012-11-08T00:16:02Z Bathrooms, central heating, refrigerator… the key comforts of city life have come to Shixia village, and I don't think I've ever seen a TV bigger than the one in Song Aiping's front room. The unresolved history that shapes China's future 2012-10-18T23:21:29Z Depending on an applicant's needs, it will pay for things such as loft insulation, draught proofing, gas room heaters with thermostat controls, gas, electric or oil central heating. Battling bills - what help is there? 2012-10-12T14:25:29Z If you are home alone in the evening and only using one room, keep your gas central heating turned off and pile on the layers or get under a blanket. Five ways to cut your energy bills 2012-10-12T09:59:11Z About four years ago, when she was 90 years old and becoming confused, her central heating boiler was 'serviced' in accordance with her contract. Sharp practice from British Gas to the Co-op Bank to Moss Bros 2012-07-08T06:29:01Z And with few new homes built during the war, housing was in crisis and many families were living in overcrowded terraces with no indoor toilets or central heating. Diamond Jubilee: You in ‘52 2012-05-25T15:50:44Z Two replicas of Pakistani missiles rest on a rack next to a central heating unit. Memo From Pakistan: Husain Haqqani Confined in Pakistan Amid Legal Battle 2012-01-09T01:50:10Z Grants range up to £3,500 - or up to £6,000 if your home needs oil central heating. Battling bills - what help is there? 2012-10-12T14:25:29Z According to an article in the Irish Times, the century-old Dear Santa letter was discovered by the house’s current occupant when he was installing central heating in 1992. 100 Year-Old Letter to SantaFound in Irish Chimney 2011-09-18T05:40:00Z Another dislike is the heat: "Bishops' cassocks were designed when there was no central heating." A working life: the bishop 2011-08-19T22:02:27Z Most terraced homes, like yours, were overcrowded and without central heating or indoor toilet... Diamond Jubilee: You in ‘52 2012-05-25T15:50:44Z The heat generated by the process is also captured and used for central heating at the farm house. Pig power 2011-07-05T23:00:25Z He managed to trace the buzz to a neighbour's central heating. Why is 'the hum' such a mystery? 2011-06-13T13:49:50Z Skilled workmen invaded the Old Schloss, to instal central heating from top to bottom. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z Even the sort of central heating in our homes. Question-heir 2011-04-28T09:22:02Z We speak, of course, of porridge, a dish once more important than bread, and in more recent decades a well-known Scottish substitute for central heating. In praise of? porridge 2011-03-29T23:05:04Z Finally I was here, this camp will be my home for 6 weeks, no running water, no central heating and very little contact with the outside world, perfect for the job we need to do. The Catlin Arctic Survey: Arrival at ice camp 2011-03-17T19:15:06.730Z Because of a lack of state support and the astronomical cost of university and healthcare, she couldn't afford central heating. UK Uncut is standing up for women by 'bailing in' to the banks 2011-02-24T18:39:36Z Her room was fireless, and the old-fashioned house, as most Roman ones, had no form of central heating. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z He did a series of menial jobs, including stoking a boiler at a central heating plant serving residential buildings. Jiri Dienstbier, Noted Czech Dissident, Dies at 73 2011-01-08T23:30:27Z Meanwhile West Ham are so skint that they are now scrimping and saving on central heating. Football transfer rumours: David Beckham to Spurs? 2010-12-30T09:31:54Z It is not simply the lack of central heating that confounds Americans and Europeans in this mountainous city at an altitude of more than 7,000 feet. Mexico City Journal: Bare-Bones Approach Lets a City Embrace Winter 2010-12-29T00:02:44Z Paula Murray is spending her third night without central heating Wednesday night was her third night without central heating. 10,000 frozen pipe calls in snow 2010-12-23T06:11:36Z To acclimatise Ponting to the subcontinent's humidity, Campbell closes the windows at his Jock Athletic gym in Cronulla, Ponting wears a plastic jacket and the central heating is raised to 35 degrees. Why cricket will never be rid of fixing 2010-09-22T10:10:00Z Before central heating arrived in the early 1900s, they died back in winter. They Crawl, They Bite, They Baffle Scientists 2010-08-30T21:40:00Z Likewise, tax on gas central heating insurance policies will see an increase to 20%, a typically rise of £4 a year. Budget: Insurance premium tax rises 2010-06-22T14:22:00Z In this sense, the lack of central heating is a plus. Mexico City Journal: Bare-Bones Approach Lets a City Embrace Winter 2010-12-29T00:02:44Z As she was wheeled from the hospital with her uncle she didn't seem too bothered to leave the central heating, the clean dressings and the specialists on hand. 2010-02-03T07:40:00Z A basic hot water supply features in all homes, unlike 22% of them in 1967, and central heating has also become the norm. 2010-01-20T10:29:00Z The rooms for entertainment and daily use open out of each other, of course, and the beautiful stoves of porcelain have not, as yet, given way to central heating. Russian Life To-day Urban houses and apartments are usually small and lack central heating. Area Handbook for Albania What if someone offered to replace his windows, and add central heating for free? Mexico City Journal: Bare-Bones Approach Lets a City Embrace Winter 2010-12-29T00:02:44Z With the central kitchen may also be connected central heating, warm water along with cold water pipes, whereby a number of bothersome and time-consuming labors are done away with. Woman under socialism For this, however, central heating and perpetual hot water are included. Westward with the Prince of Wales Wren's End was never cold, though always fresh, for one of Anthony's earliest improvements had been a boiler-house and central heating, with radiators set under the windows, so that they could always stand open. Jan and Her Job This handy apparatus was designed for general utility, as it also served as a portable stove on chilly days in living rooms that were not heated from the central heating plant found in larger houses. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Later central heating plants for hot air, steam and hot water were developed in the basement and connected by pipes with registers and radiators in the various rooms above. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Finally, when the stoves were replaced by central heating and hot water radiators, the entire fireplace wall was sealed with brick and plastered over. The Fairfax County Courthouse In Winnipeg we appreciated the virtues of central heating, for the wind made the whole universe extraordinarily cold. Westward with the Prince of Wales The newest houses, those in the Kurfürstendamm, for instance, have every "improvement"—central heating, lifts, gas cooking stoves, sinks for washing up, and bathrooms that are a reality and not a mere appearance. Home Life in Germany Larger use of central heating plants, with higher efficiency than many local plants. The Economic Aspect of Geology There seems always to be the same human heat and pressure behind it; it is like the central heating of hotels as explained in the advertisements and announcements. What I Saw in America "Excellent domestic offices, modern drainage, central heating, electric plant, Company's water——" "What on earth——?" said Jim. Captain Jim Your central heating arrangements, at any rate, are in perfect order. Jonah and Co. The lady in question, by the way, seems rather disappointed to find that Casa Grande has what she called “central heating.” The Prairie Mother There is a central heating system and the teacher, you may be sure, is a graduate of an accredited college. Blue Ridge Country He plans to connect it by piping with the central heating plant. Ted and the Telephone As the house was provided with central heating, they were warmed, and a certain amount of preparation was done in them each afternoon. The Princess of the School The electric power-house thus becomes a central heating plant to supply stores, offices, and residences. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation The smokeless combustion of coal in boiler furnaces, with a chapter on central heating plants, by D. T. Randall and H. W. Weeks. Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing A soft answer from Lord Sandhurst, who assured him that the Government, far from being unmindful of the Committee's labours, had already equipped some thousands of houses with central heating, temporarily diverted his wrath. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 The long galleries are all equipped with central heating and electric light, and some of them have been divided off by wooden partitions or curtains like the dormitories in a large school. The White Road to Verdun Not only houses are warmed by a central heating stove, but whole communities sometimes depend upon a central heating plant. General Science She enjoyed the advantages of central heating, gas, and electricity; and among the landlord's fixtures were a refrigerator, a kitchen range, a bookcase, and a sideboard. Your United States Impressions of a first visit When I asked the hotel people why the central heating was not on, they said that there is no coal. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 21, 1917 And the appositeness of the moment is just as perfect in this era of electric light and central heating, as it was in the era of Virgil, who, by the way, described a Christmas tree. The Feast of St. Friend Their roads grew better as their statesmanship grew worse and central heating triumphed as civilization fell. Medieval People The labor involved in the care of numerous stoves is considerable, and hence the advent of a central heating stove, or furnace, was a great saving in strength and fuel. General Science It was not the day of electric light and central heating and the telephone; hardly of lawn tennis, certainly not of golf and hockey; while motor-cars and militant suffragettes were alike unknown. William of Germany She had had terrible difficulties about the central heating. The Roll-Call The long galleries are all equipped with central heating and electric light and some of them have been divided off by wooden partitions or curtains like the dormitories in a large school. The White Road to Verdun The dearth of gas and plumbing and the lack of electric light and central heating made for heavy chores in the drawing of water, the replenishment of fuel and the care of lamps. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Secondly, the ground connection to the central heating radiator was no good because it was winter and the radiator was hot so it presented a very high resistance! The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view Not only were there no servants, but there were no drains, no water-taps, no ice-machine, no scullery, no central heating, no electric wiring. Ruggles of Red Gap This Club had spacious premises in an old Palazzo, and was the warmest place in the town, having a most efficient system of central heating. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement The better-off live in apartment houses where the economy of central heating is practised, while the majority of the poor occupy tenements where the extravagance of the individual stove is indulged in. Mobilizing Woman-Power The central heating system—a round sheet-iron stove, little larger than a "topper" hat—sent out incredible quantities of acrid smoke at such times as the rusty stovepipe refused to draw. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales The Church was filled with the clammy mist of its central heating. The Captives There was, of course, no central heating, and no electricity for one's smoothing-iron, so that one's clothing must become quite disreputable for want of pressing. Ruggles of Red Gap It was—as some atheist or other put it the other day—the central heating of the soul. Soul of a Bishop It was solid and free from draughts and took the central heating very well. The Captives |
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