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Something I noticed while experiencing heatwaves in Netherlands in 2019 and 2020 was how the infrastructure was optimised only for the cold climate. No air coo
by vishnugupta 5y ago
Something I noticed while experiencing heatwaves in Netherlands in 2019 and 2020 was how the infrastructure was optimised only for the cold climate.
No air cooler in bus, no fans in houses and office buildings etc., I'm not a civil engineer but I felt as if our house was not breathing out heat so we had to run a standing fan 24X7 for a week.
It was funny to see workers continuously water the tram lines over hundreds of bridges in Amsterdam.
- apexalpha 5y agoYes, Dutch houses and infrastructure are phenomenal with dealing with rain (and water in general), since that's what was needed. Lot's of houses and office are rushing to install air conditioning now, though.
- tobyhinloopen 5y agoBetter invest in some solar panels and AC. You can heat your home using AC in the winter, saving a lot of money in winter. My electric+gas bill dropped from 280€ to €130. I pay 56€ a month for the loan on the solar panels (loan by “stimulingsfonds”, which is a 1,6% annual interest loan you can use for stuff like solar panels) The ACs did cost me 8000€ but they cover most of the house. Only a few weeks in winter I need fire up my central heating because the AC can’t heat enough. Given the investment needed for the ACs, it’s not actually cheaper (the ROI is about the same as the 10 year expected lifespan) but… I have AC in most of the house