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They build our houses specifically to be inefficient at staying cool, then they sell us AC units and power to cool down our inefficient houses. They must be stopped.
so your "They" are an organized cabal of architects, construction workers, manufacturers of air conditioners and power plant operators all working in tandem?
No, more like developers who don’t really care about efficiency, and manufacturers just doing their thing. It’s less of a “conspiracy” and more of a “we build our houses wrong”.
ah yes ok
I'm sure my grandpa who built my house didn't have a clue on climate efficiency lol. Nowadays in the country I live in, it's mandatory to build efficient buildings
I dunno man. My new build house (nothing fancy, just a basic starter SFH) is pretty great at staying cool. We can keep the thermostat at 78 all day and we’re comfy.
Not in my europe (that's because even our modern houses are at least 50 years old)