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I'm from a continental climate country (very cold in winter, very hot in summer). What you need is not AC settings, but different techniques to build your house

I'm from a continental climate country (very cold in winter, very hot in summer). What you need is not AC settings, but different techniques to build your house. Basically -- better insulation. Oftentimes it's enough to open window at night, so that the rooms kinda "accumulate" night cold that would rest for the whole day. Of course it won't be enough at 100+ degrees, but you'd need very little AC then. I believe winter states like Montana already must build better insulated houses. The catch? It's more expensive to build.

asciimov 4y ago
This is one of those situations where our building codes need to catch up to technology. People don't want to live in structures better suited to our environment, they don't want to pay for the cost to build them, and our governments wont force them to do it. We do have good insulation for our new houses, but building those kind of houses are at odds with living without A/C. Some older homes, built before A/C, could make the heat much more bearable by having better air flow, more windows, and taller ceilings. Only the arid/dryer climates cool down at night. It is not uncommon for the temps to still be in the upper 80's to 90's (30-34C) in the overnight hours. I remember one particularly brutal 4th of July, sitting outside at Midnight with temps over 100F (38C). In my area this week, it's gonna be a scorcher, Temps are gonna be at or over 100F ever afternoon this week.