The real estate sector boasts of winter efficiency while delivering habitable ovens in July. Governments approve blocks without thermal protection or cross ventilation, prioritizing heating savings over residents' health. It's a hypocrisy that turns homes into heat traps, where the true cost is paid by those who live in them.
The technique that already exists: continuous insulation and cross ventilation 🏠
The solution does not require expensive inventions. Good insulation on facades and roofs, combined with thermal break joinery and solar control glass, reduces heat gain. Cross ventilation, with windows on opposite facades, allows cooling without air conditioning. Shading systems such as awnings or adjustable slats complete the protection. These are known techniques, but current regulations do not enforce them firmly.
The efficiency circus: selling refrigerators in winter and saunas in summer 🔥
The builder loves to sell their house as efficient because it uses little gas in January. But in August, the living room is a ham drying shed and the bedroom, a self-cleaning oven. The solution is simple: they should put the same passion into insulating against heat as they do into selling boilers. Meanwhile, we have to choose between roasting or going broke with air conditioning. Welcome to the century of climate hypocrisy.