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First thing is to build to keep homes cool in summer and warm in winter. Traditional Mediterranean homes were built like that along with providing good air flow

• Henchman21 1y ago
  I recall when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, there were a handful of stories that came out about some of the oldest home in the area being built in such a manner that they had great air flow, were oriented towards the sun in such a way to keep warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Of course the main thrust of those stories was that these homes — critical to their survival — was that they weren’t built in a flood plain. But few to none had AC, because they didn’t need it. Its the hubris of man that we stopped building our houses with respect for the weather. As we’ve left that behind we’re losing that ability to our collective detriment. We can and should do better.