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I agree we're talking past each other somewhat. Taking a step back, Europe is a large area representing many different building traditions and climates. I'd f
by jefftk 3y ago
I agree we're talking past each other somewhat. Taking a step back, Europe is a large area representing many different building traditions and climates. I'd find it very surprising if window units were uniformly a bad option across all of Europe.
Your example of a place much hotter than Boston isn't that helpful here: the main question is what to do about occasional heatwaves in Europe, thinking about cooling options for places that are almost always tolerable without AC.
(I also interpreted you as saying "The thought of a window unit is downright laughable" in a pretty broad context, but now maybe I think you were trying to say that specifically about in your city?)
- z3c0 3y agoYou're getting the gist of my point. I bring up being in a place hotter than Boston to point out that it's high temperatures that strain the value of a window unit, not mild or cold temperatures. A lot of Europeans defined by the context of this post are dealing with rapidly rising temperatures. Combine their generally unaccomodating architecture (very prevalent on the quite ancient Mediterranean coast) and rising temperatures put them in a place that window units do little to solve. That's not to say they're uniformly useless, but that certain groups of people are going to gain little from adopting them.