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Build better houses? Bay Area has nice weather and sunlight. Still so dark inside most apartments.
by balaji1 5y ago
Build better houses? Bay Area has nice weather and sunlight. Still so dark inside most apartments.
- joeberon 5y ago
- actually_a_dog 5y agoLeaving aside general complaints regarding the housing crisis in the Bay Area, I would just note that it doesn't seem like a house has been built at all in my neighborhood in over 50 years.
- balaji1 5y agoOnly endless renovations that make apartment living in Bay Area even more miserable. While the buildings basically seem low quality to me - Hear your neighbors all the time. Definitely hear the people upstairs walking. No natural light or ventilation in bathrooms and kitchens. Old/artificial/synthetic/toxic materials including carpets. But hey, techies make decent money, always scheming to get out of here.
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoWhile not quick and easy like the article says, having a decent house (or office!) with plenty of natural sunlight - windows, skylights, "light tunnels" - is the gold standard. Our office is... kinda shit, too dark even during daytime, and the fluorescent tubes weren't bright enough at all. Glad I first moved desks next to a window, then WFH for two years now.
- balaji1 5y agoI can live with the fact that they built houses 50 years ago with poor natural light. But this article is talking about artificial light? I would lose my mind in that case.
- Karawebnetwork 5y agoThe Bay Area? Yes, perhaps. But it depends a lot on the location. Monthly average sunshine hours in Toronto, Canada: On average, July is the sunniest month with 280 hours of sunshine. December is on average the least sunny month with 78 hours. Even outside, I wouldn't get any sun during the winter. Some regions of the world go for months without sunlight.