• Xenxs@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Because for most of Europe, it wasn’t needed to have AC up until more recent years. You would have maybe what? 5-10 days a year that were actually really warm. People wouldn’t install an AC for that.

    These numbers will drastically change the coming decades.

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      1 year ago

      These numbers will drastically change the coming decades

      which will only make things worse, since AC just moves all the heat from indoors, out, and uses energy to work of course.
      What we really need is builders to start taking the extra heat in to account and designing accordingly (there are loads of different ways to physically control the temperature of a space instead of mechanically).
      Shame that’ll never actually happen…

      • wieli99@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Can you elaborate on that? European housing is built with a lot of focus on insulation and heat control, what are you referring to?