Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm
by browningstreet on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:17AM
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Went to school at ASU, lived in Manzanita dorm. Can confirm, we had foil on our windows, too… but as much because the old building had weak air conditioning, though the sun could be brutal. More recent buildings at ASU have window treatments for variable sun conditions.
Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm
by JumpCrisscross on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:18AM
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> More recent buildings at ASU have window treatments for variable sun conditions
Manzanita and Barrett. The latter, new. (And everyone had hacked the air conditioner controls to override the limiter on week one.) Still had foil. It’s hot and bright and even with dark skin I was frequently sunburned.
Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm
by itronitron on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:45AM
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Seems like if the school put exterior shades over the windows they could save on cooling.
Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm
by PragmaticPulp on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:18PM
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> Their house had blackout curtains.
Most windows end up with coverings because it gives easy optionality.
Close the shades when you want it dark. Open them when you don’t.
Removing windows gives zero optionality.
As an adult, I adore windows. As a teenager and young adult, I wanted to sleep in after drinking too much or pulling an all nighter. (I passed this to a friend, an architect in Arizona. They think Munger’s spot on.)
It’s not a windowless building. It’s a building with windowless units. If someone really wants a window, they can get one. (Also, it’s UCSB. Most students move off campus after freshman year.)