> HVAC solves climate control At a huge energy cost, because we insist on brute-forcing comfortable climates in cookie-cutter buildings, instead of learning fr

> HVAC solves climate control At a huge energy cost, because we insist on brute-forcing comfortable climates in cookie-cutter buildings, instead of learning from vernacular/indigenous architecture and using modern technology to augment on top of that. The real crying shame is that air conditioning units could be used as heat pumps (which can be extremely efficient) with just a few added parts, but hardly anyone does that.