Why developers seem to only build luxury housing (2018)

Re:Why developers seem to only build luxury housing (2018) by lozenge on Saturday May 28, 2022 @12:02PM (#31541365)

Air conditioning is going to hugely increase in popularity here in the UK. I think people like the tech, including better heating and sound and heat insulation and FTTP, but it's balanced out by the poor reputation of new builds in terms of quality issues.

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Re:Why developers seem to only build luxury housing (2018) by ghaff on Saturday May 28, 2022 @12:22PM (#31541546)

Expectations have also just shifted with respect to things like air conditioning. I live in a very old house and, while I do put a window unit in my office, my brother could never understand me not having central air in Massachusetts.

He did just rebuild a house after a fire and put all the latest gadgetry and controls in. The heat pump seems nice but mostly I find there's a lot of complexity and not a lot that offers significant advantages relative to my house.

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Re:Why developers seem to only build luxury housing (2018) by CalRobert on Saturday May 28, 2022 @12:59PM (#31541867)

The increased popularity of heat pumps should mean more aircon, but bafflingly houses in the UK and Ireland are still going with radiators instead of wall split units.

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