@jeffw to Today I LearnedEnglish • 1 year agoTIL about “passive houses,” building that are airtight and require barely any energy to heat or coolen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square43arrow-up1361arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1343arrow-down1external-linkTIL about “passive houses,” building that are airtight and require barely any energy to heat or coolen.m.wikipedia.org@jeffw to Today I LearnedEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square43file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoI’d bet money that won’t work well here in the southwest USA where it’s been above 110F (43C) for almost 60 days in a row and above 115F (46C) for almost 30 days in a row.
minus-square@elephantiumlinkEnglish2•1 year agoWhere in the southwest? I looked at Phoenix for a quick comparison – highs from 108F to 111F for the past week…but lows ranged from 82F to 93F. What actually comes to mind is Pueblo houses. Isn’t this passive house just an expansion on that concept?
I’d bet money that won’t work well here in the southwest USA where it’s been above 110F (43C) for almost 60 days in a row and above 115F (46C) for almost 30 days in a row.
Where in the southwest? I looked at Phoenix for a quick comparison – highs from 108F to 111F for the past week…but lows ranged from 82F to 93F.
What actually comes to mind is Pueblo houses. Isn’t this passive house just an expansion on that concept?