>Europe is behind in AC installations I do not like this wording. It implies that progress entails an inevitable march of more and more air conditioning, and t

>Europe is behind in AC installations I do not like this wording. It implies that progress entails an inevitable march of more and more air conditioning, and that this is a good and desirable thing, and that Europe needs to get with the program and start installing more AC. I see AC installation as a net bad: it indicates that temperatures are exceeding comfortable levels, it burns energy (which will exacerbate the temperature problem in the long run), and it relieves the need to design buildings so that they maintain a comfortable temperature without AC. The fact that demand for AC is rising is extremely alarming.