Posts about Air Conditioning
Cooler buildings: Forget silly arguments about abolishing air conditioning. Roger Lewis discusses how to design buildings to maximize the efficiency of air conditioning and reduce the need. (Post) (Comment)
Way too hot: That MARC "hell train" is nothing compared to a Deutche Bahn express train which left Berlin without working A/C and windows that can't be opened. Temperatures reached 50°C (122°F) and 9 people went to the hospital. (The Local, Jeff) (Comment)
You can't air condition the outdoors: In the high heat, many stores leave their doors open, providing brief flashes of cool for passerby but wasting huge amounts of energy. Nicko Margolies advocates for banning the practice, as NYC did recently. (DCist, Post) (Comment)
It was better before?: Stan Cox goes even farther and suggests getting rid of air conditioning. DC survived before it was invented, though the heat forced the federal government to take a break, which he considers a good thing. Also, people went outside more and interacted with their neighbors. (Post) (Comment)
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