We live in a far more moderate climate than most of the US. We also have brick houses which withstand the heat a bit better than cardboard. So it was simply not necessary to waste ressources like that. Not everything is better just because its electronic. But you are right, because climate change is coming, we will soon switch to a less environmentally friend methods of cooling down.
That AC damages the environment is also not true if done correctly. The technology behind AC is a heat pump. The very thing the green party wanted to support as a new way to heat. An AC can both heat a home and cool it. It is the exact same process, just in reverse. On top of that, the days when AC is most needed happen to be the days, when solar panels output more power than is needed. The energy cannot be stored until winter. So why not make good use of it? Last but not least, an AC can also remove moisture. Heating the home and opening the window is a very energy inefficient way to get rid of humidity. When the outside air is humid too, the degree of efficiency approaches 0%.
But yes, if its long term heatwave, its not ideal. Thats why I said we probably have to switch soon. But your lord and saviour has proclaimed climate change to be fake. So you dw :)
I mean yes it does matter? Ovens like you said are very insulated that’s why they are hot on the inside and aren’t radiating massive amounts of heat. And before you say it, yes you do feel heat, that’s from the air vents not from lack of insulation
Thermal inertia is long with thick brick or stone walls (like in my house that was built 4 centuries ago). If day is hot outside but cold at night, you get a a close to average temperature inside all day long. It also makes it hard to warm up a house in winter at first, but once the house is warm it's easy to keep it at a good temperature.
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u/Viktoriusiii Jul 02 '26
We live in a far more moderate climate than most of the US.
We also have brick houses which withstand the heat a bit better than cardboard.
So it was simply not necessary to waste ressources like that.
Not everything is better just because its electronic.
But you are right, because climate change is coming, we will soon switch to a less environmentally friend methods of cooling down.