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People think you only need insulation in cold climates when in reality AC is often more expensive and energy intensive than heating.
by api 4y ago
People think you only need insulation in cold climates when in reality AC is often more expensive and energy intensive than heating.
- dboreham 4y agoYou can also keep heat out with an IR reflector.
- sampo 4y agoHeating in cold locations consumes much more energy than AC in warm locations: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014050/meta https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014... "Energy demand for climate control was analyzed for Miami (the warmest large metropolitan area in the US) and Minneapolis (the coldest large metropolitan area). ... The results indicate that climate control in Minneapolis is about 3.5 times as energy demanding as in Miami."
- bena 4y agoI don't know where that guy lived in Louisiana, but I currently live there and insulation is a thing. Weather-proofing is a thing. However, there is very little you can do that will last long against 6 foot water and sustained 100mph winds.
- germinalphrase 4y agoI was in NOLA. Might have just been the age of places I lived, but walls and roof were substantially thinner than I'm accustomed to and bottom floor had open-air crawl spaces underneath (necessitating dripping faucets so pipes don't freeze).
- bena 4y agoTo be fair, NOLA can be a mixed bag. There are a bunch of really old houses that no one wants to tear down and no one has the money to update.