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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by namdnay on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @03:40PM (#33426399)
what do you mean by inefficient? japanese houses are remarkably energy-efficient for their climate. they are very breezy, which cuts down on AC use in the summer, and in winter you heat specific objects instead of the entire house
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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @04:06PM (#33426754)
That really isn't true. A lot of older housing in Japan has really bad insulation, you are basically stuck with a kotatsu in the winter not by choice.
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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by ricktdotorg on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @07:00PM (#33428930)
i took GP's comment of "heating specific objects" to mean an object like a kotatsu.
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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by namdnay on Friday November 04, 2022 @08:15AM (#33465319)
That’s on purpose, to avoid mold in the summer. And heating a kotatsu and a bed instead of an entire house is way more energy efficient
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