Located on Bolivia's eastern shore of the Great Salar de Uyuni â the worldâs largest salt flatâ the hotel was built with the abundant natural resources that surround the property. The hotel buildings are comprised of a million blocks of salt and took two years to construct, according the Daily Mail.
Air Conditioning Term â¦. âTonâ 1 ton of capacityequals 12,000 Btu/hr â¦ for 24 hours Background on the derivation for tons of refrigerationâ¦and information on the similar SI standard The latent heat of fusion for ice is 144 BTU/lb. For one ton, that is 2000 lb x 144 BTU/lb, or 288,000 BTU. As a rule of thumb, 400 square feet can be cooled per 12,000 BTU/hr (12,000 BTU/hr equals one ton of air conditioning). However, other factors which will also affect the total heat load. â¢ Simply put, a one-ton air conditioner can remove 12,000 BTU from a space per hour.
1 For a home of this size, the cost of an A/C unit can range from $2,800 to as much as $4,500 depending upon the brand. 2  Smaller homes that are less than 1,200 square feet, the air conditioner can be within the $400 to $1,500 price range. An air conditioning unit is capable of providing cold air to different sized rooms, and this depends on the capacity of the air conditioner; the higher power output the unit has, the more expensive it will be. 2  On average, an air conditioning unit can cost anywhere from $400 to as much as $5,000.