We will likely have AC installed at home before the next summer.
I don’t like it, particularly because of the impact on climate and energy consumption, but with the prolonged heat nowadays, it’s become nigh impossible to keep our home comfortable throughout most of the summer. :(
Buildings need to integrate centralized cooling and district cooling much more.
If you are getting a heat pump then your impact on the climate will probably be better than your current radiator configuration. Especially as more renewables are brought online.
I feel a strong need to point out awnings and (outside) roller blinds to stop insolation before it heats up the inside in the first place.
Sure that helps, still not enough when it’s 35°C or more outside every day for a week and doesn’t cool down further than 25°C outside at dawn.
You coule use a ceiling fan, they work pretty great. And then just don’t let sun inside the house that will heat it up. Where I’m from it’s essentially never under 25° and inside is fine. Just got air-conditioning in the bedrooms but barely use it personally.
Air conditioning only makes people sick
Only if you don’t clean the filters.
