That’s 44 degrees in shade. You start slow cooking yourself when too long in the sun.
Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world
on 24 Jun 13:34
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Honestly its not that bad. Problem is their overly insulated buildings. If you hydrate and wear the right clothing outside you’ll be fine. The problem is its probably hotter in their homes than outside. Im in Germany right now and its currently 90°F. Even without AC its more of an inconvenience if you know what to do.
Dont see it too often on here but on other social media sites you see a lot of Europeans (possibly bot accounts) lambasting American buildings for being made of cardboard and tooth picks. Its almost like you should design buildings based on the climate of the region. Problems is the climate is changing and having a building made of lighter materials that dont trap heat and can easily have HVAC systems installed is a better idea if you’re living inland
vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
on 24 Jun 16:47
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I live in a poorly insulated apartment. It’s very cold in winter and heating it to 19°C all the time would cost around 500€ a month in winter.
The problem is the choice of materials and the designs… no good shade against the sun (I have shutters and that helps a bit), concrete walls that give off tons of heat for days (impossible to cool by airing out at dawn after 3 days of intense heat during the day), no provision for AC or proper ventilation (it’s built on top of the foundations from an old farm with a nice cellar it could have natural ventilation from there chilling the living spaces).
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 24 Jun 15:03
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I wish my city would shut down when it hit 85F degrees. But I’m in Florida, so we just call 100F “normal” and move any victims from public view. Shit it’s 85F in the middle of the night here! …fuckin hate this place 🥵
Currently visiting Europe from Australia. The heat’s undeniably quite bad, but it’s high time Europe started investing in public infrastructure, building codes, and service laws to support people in these heat waves. I’m shocked at how difficult it is to access water anywhere!!
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44.3°C (111.7°F)
Fuck that’s hot. RIP Earth.
That’s 44 degrees in shade. You start slow cooking yourself when too long in the sun.
Honestly its not that bad. Problem is their overly insulated buildings. If you hydrate and wear the right clothing outside you’ll be fine. The problem is its probably hotter in their homes than outside. Im in Germany right now and its currently 90°F. Even without AC its more of an inconvenience if you know what to do.
Dont see it too often on here but on other social media sites you see a lot of Europeans (possibly bot accounts) lambasting American buildings for being made of cardboard and tooth picks. Its almost like you should design buildings based on the climate of the region. Problems is the climate is changing and having a building made of lighter materials that dont trap heat and can easily have HVAC systems installed is a better idea if you’re living inland
I live in a poorly insulated apartment. It’s very cold in winter and heating it to 19°C all the time would cost around 500€ a month in winter.
The problem is the choice of materials and the designs… no good shade against the sun (I have shutters and that helps a bit), concrete walls that give off tons of heat for days (impossible to cool by airing out at dawn after 3 days of intense heat during the day), no provision for AC or proper ventilation (it’s built on top of the foundations from an old farm with a nice cellar it could have natural ventilation from there chilling the living spaces).
Can’t wait for August…
I wish my city would shut down when it hit 85F degrees. But I’m in Florida, so we just call 100F “normal” and move any victims from public view. Shit it’s 85F in the middle of the night here! …fuckin hate this place 🥵
Currently visiting Europe from Australia. The heat’s undeniably quite bad, but it’s high time Europe started investing in public infrastructure, building codes, and service laws to support people in these heat waves. I’m shocked at how difficult it is to access water anywhere!!