Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim...
by DoreenMichele on Friday June 28, 2019 @06:27PM
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Here are some resources to read up:
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/03/31/passive-solar-house-des...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house
Given increased heat from global warming, we can also borrow techniques from places like Mexico and the Middle East for cooling a house using air flow. For example:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_chimney
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Solar_chimney
We've been doing this around the world since well before we invented AC. We just seem to have conveniently "forgotten," never mind that these techniques are actually still in widespread use.
But personally, I did not see yet an old building in Europe which is both warm in winter and cold in summer jusy by itself. The new insulation materials are really good now, there is no comparison with old techniques. My parents house is 200 years old, made of a wooden frame and brick. It is incredibly cold in winter, so cold that we need to burn wood as central heating is not powerful enough.