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The bigger chill

Homes in the Northeast have been built larger and larger over the decades. And the proportion of homes cooled with central air has grown, too.

By Alvin Chang

 | Globe Staff   July 19, 2013

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Here’s a look at how the use of central air in the region has changed since the 1940s.

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