Improving air conditioner efficiency could reduce worldwide temps

Re:Improving air conditioner efficiency could reduce worldwi... by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 13, 2017 @06:57PM (#14766013)

At high humidity, you're still going to be hot and drenched in sweat. The only solution is energy efficient thermal transfer (AC, heat pump, etc) and dehumidification.

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Re:Improving air conditioner efficiency could reduce worldwi... by astrodust on Thursday July 13, 2017 @07:00PM (#14766029)

There are ways of doing this that don't involve expending energy, but it requires re-thinking the very concept of the modern house.

A thousand years ago you had to build things this way, you had no alternative, but now it's taken for granted that air-conditioning will solve all problems.

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Re:Improving air conditioner efficiency could reduce worldwi... by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 13, 2017 @07:26PM (#14766167)

For sure, but I can't get insurance (hurricane or otherwise) on a home built to 1000 year previous standards. Do I care if the house can't cool itself naturally? I don't; I can't get a mortgage on it because I can't get insurance on it if its not built to current code. Hence why we run into this problem (which will be solved with more efficient AC and renewable energy).

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Re:Improving air conditioner efficiency could reduce worldwi... by erikpukinskis on Monday July 17, 2017 @12:53PM (#14790284)

Yes, this is the crux of the problem. Your state made it illegal for you to build a proper home.

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Re:Improving air conditioner efficiency could reduce worldwi... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @08:53PM (#14861758)

The state didn't; market forces did (ie insurance companies).

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