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My house in Australia is all single glazed. But where I live summers aren’t that hot (rarely over 30c) and winters aren’t cold (rarely less than 10c overnight).
by 10u152 4y ago
My house in Australia is all single glazed. But where I live summers aren’t that hot (rarely over 30c) and winters aren’t cold (rarely less than 10c overnight). I’ve considered double glazing but it makes no sense really
- sgt 4y agoYou will save on heating, though. If it's 10C outside and that cold creeps in, it's going to be pretty cold inside unless you run lots of heaters or a fireplace all the time. Not everyone is bothered by this though, but I think a house should have at least 21C in winter.
- brabel 4y agoIn Sweden, because of the crazy electricity prices, everyone is discussing right now how warm they should keep their houses. The idea is that a good citizen should save energy and therefore let the house get colder (also, to be "green" of course - but nothing like 5x more expensive energy to get people saving). They asked some politicians, most of them were saying between 19C and 21C.. one guy even said 15C, which everyone thinks is BS :D
- xattt 4y agoDiscussion of what temperature a house should be is preposterous. A well-insulated home would obviously use less energy to keep a comfortable temperature than one with drafts all over. Discussion should focus on energy budgets or total energy use, but that may be hard to conceptualize for the average Sven.
- brabel 4y agoIt's all about appearances. Everyone is now driving Teslas and electric Volvos. It's easy to make "efforts" when it shows your "virtuousity" or at least in your head, makes others admire you. You're never going to see rich people moving into much smaller homes that require 1/10th the electricity, which would actually contribute much more significantly to avoiding climate doom.
- throwawaaarrgh 4y agoIn Minnesota, New York, and some other places in the USA, 16C indoors isn't uncommon. I turn the heat down at bedtime and my room will be 13C when I wake up. But we're crazy and just like to prove we're tough, so...
- seb1204 4y agoYou should mention that Australian single glazed windows are also very easy going on all other aspects of the window and it's tightness to air/wind. At least the older ones.
- muro 4y agoI was never as cold indoors as in Australia. The houses have no insulation, it's almost as cold inside as it is outside. Even if it's above 10°C in Sydney in winter, it's about 15°C indoors unless you use AC for heating. Add to that just terrible craftsmanship of walls and windows.
- dalanmiller 4y agoAmerican in Australia - the house quality, even if the building is new(er), is absolutely shocking. I'm contributing to climate change with all the heat/cool bleed from my rental. Where I never even thought about the electricity bill from where I am in the U.S., I'm spending anywhere from $60 to $250 a month depending on season, where the anecdata average is actually 2x or 3x that. Thankfully two or three years ago, we signed up for amber.com.au which will give you real time pricing and alerts so we can be thoughtful about usage in peak demand. I've been tracking usage via their API for ~two years https://flatgithub.com/dalanmiller/electricity?filename=3121_prices.csv&filters=&sha=a13b79050e4940f6260bb2cb83e9e781bc9e331b&sort=requested_at%2Cdesc&stickyColumnName=requested_at https://flatgithub.com/dalanmiller/electricity?filename=3121...
- 10u152 4y agoI think the “quality” actually goes down as you get newer. They are better sealed and insulated yes but…not quality - especially project homes. I own an old house (1890s) and the craftsmanship of the original portion of the house is spectacular. The 80s extensions are horrible though.
- sgt 4y agoWhy did you move to Australia? You must be out of your mind. Kidding, just wondering.
- dalanmiller 4y agoI moved for work is the simple answer. Came to find pretty quickly life in Melb is pretty great, possibly one of the greatest places to live.