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Let me know when the lattices can maintain 19° C internal temperatures with 39° C external temperatures like my AC can.

• Ar-Curunir 4y ago
  Did you even read the article? It says the point of these techniques is to help reduce the usage of AC, not reduce it. If you can lower the amount of heat entering a building (which this lattice technique helps with), then you need to use your AC less.
  • anonym29 4y ago
    Of course! See my comment above. Just remember that policy is shaped by the opinion of the general public, who, in America, overwhelmingly only read headlines, not full articles. My criticism is with the headline. Imagine all the people in Florida and Texas who read the headline and immediately "nope" the whole idea. That's a poor headline for building consensus on the need for new architecture to reduce our collective carbon footprint.
• viksit 4y ago
  actually - not 19, but mid 20s - https://www.dezeen.com/2021/05/15/diana-kellogg-architects-oval-shaped-school-indias-thar-desert/amp/ https://www.dezeen.com/2021/05/15/diana-kellogg-architects-o...
  • anonym29 4y ago
    I'm extremely uncomfortable by 20° C. By 21° C, that's 3-showers-a-day for me. I'm all for sustainable technology improvements, and this certainly appears to be a valuable tool for reducing AC costs, but I'm not on board with decreasing my quality of life in the process, so this isn't a replacement for AC by itself.
    • viksit 4y ago
      are you in a really hot climate? and humid? or dry?
      • anonym29 4y ago
        Hot and humid, but less so than much of India. I am working out the logistics of moving somewhere colder, freezing temps don't bother me because you can just keep adding more layers with no extra CO2. That doesn't work the other way around :(