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Please live in Tucson in July. :) I would give up Internet before I gave up A/C. I've only seen one home in Tucson well enough insulated to give up A/C, and it

• davidw 17y ago
  Maybe construction techniques appropriate to local conditions are more of a necessity than AC? There are plenty of places where people have survived in similar conditions for hundreds if not thousands of years prior to AC.
  • harpastum 17y ago
    Of the many ways that people handled heat before AC [1], most involved thicker walls and living underground. Air Conditioning has allowed the use of modern building materials (drywall & studs, rather than poured concrete or bricks), and therefore greatly accelerated the growth of home ownership. As with everything, there are pros and cons--cheap electricity has simply led to the use of AC rather than natural cooling. [1]http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7424 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7424