On Mon, 25 Dec 2000, Tim May wrote:
At 9:25 AM -0800 12/25/00, Ray Dillinger wrote:
Another general cause is that most of the current houses are built stupid. In the 1940's and 1950's houses were built that were quite habitable without constant airconditioning. They had basement windows where air could be drawn in and air was cooled in the basement with scads of thermal contact with the cool earth.
California houses have almost _never_ had basements. Check it out. Check the history of houses built throughout the state, going back a century or more.
You're right, that was boneheaded. AC isn't the biggest use of power in California -- that's just a prejudice I brought in from elsewhere. Crud. Okay, from now on I'll try to stay more on topic. Bear