How air-conditioning created the modern city

Re:How air-conditioning created the modern city by rconti on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @05:33PM (#17762115)

Sure, but even if that's true, new construction homes probably represent a minuscule fraction of the housing stock in the US. Not to mention what minuscule percentage of new construction is built in an energy neutral fashion.

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Re:How air-conditioning created the modern city by nerdponx on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @06:04PM (#17762326)

Then again, new-construction homes are much more efficient. Insulation and window technology is much better than it used to be.

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Re:How air-conditioning created the modern city by Too on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @02:28AM (#17764109)

And replacing all existing houses is not an easy task, compare with the potato paradox posted yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17750480

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