And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Great living space, but you'd better have an industrial strength air conditioner, and the cash flow to keep it running
If the overhang on the eaves for the south face was done right the house will get little to no actual sun in the summer but plenty of sun during the winter. With the tile floor they have a nice thermal mass to heat up in the winter to keep things warm at night.
Yo Commie, ever heard of Swamp Cooler??
ReplyDeleteSwamp coolers use lots of water, a problem in the desert.
DeleteNOT lots..
DeleteYeah those work pretty well where there's no humidity, like this location.
ReplyDeleteIf it's a humid environment, not so much.
Not defensible.
ReplyDeleteNot at that layer.
DeleteSo move your defensive lines outwards.
Don't wait until they're at the patio door. ;)
And reliable grid power and a good water supply.
ReplyDeleteJust run it on imaginary electricity. Good for the planet.
ReplyDeleteAnd buy stock in Windex™.
ReplyDeleteIf the overhang on the eaves for the south face was done right the house will get little to no actual sun in the summer but plenty of sun during the winter. With the tile floor they have a nice thermal mass to heat up in the winter to keep things warm at night.
ReplyDeleteTrue, but don't discount the rollup blinds above all of the windows.
ReplyDelete1) Triple-pane glass.
ReplyDelete2) Solar power.
3) Air drawn in through buried earth tubes cools to 55°, and is bone-dry all summer, at an annual cost of $0.
If one doesn't do this stupidly, it costs far less than a conventional set-up, and is sustainable in perpetuity.
And you wouldn't even need a swamp cooler, let alone a/c.