We know a lot about our neighbors across the pond regarding things like Harry and Meghan. But did you know that only 0.5% of homes in the UK have built-in air conditioning? This may seem crazy to us here in Arizona, but this is pretty normal in England. Why?

Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior environment (sometimes referred to as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air.

Willis Carrier “The Father of Air Conditioning” Willis H Carrier, who from 1902 to 1915 was Chief Engineer of the Buffalo Forge Company, subsequently acquired by Howden in 1993, invented the first electrical air conditioning unit in 1902.

Willis Carrier starts the engine that will drive the world's first modern air conditioning system, installed in the summer of 1902 at the Sackett & Wilhelms printing plant in Brooklyn, New York.