Heat people, not spaces (2015)
I've been thinking about the inverse problem. I live in a very warm city. Air conditioning (cooling spaces) is the norm, but tons of money are spent with installations, maintenance and the monthly electricity bill. The new houses are designed with zero consideration about ventilation, designers seem to take for granted that you are going to buy an AC system. Oftentimes, a very simple change in the project would be enough to improve ventilation, but apparently they just don't think about it.<p>Some months ago I moved into an apartment with good ventilation and started to do some simple experiments directing the air flow and staying in places where it's more concentrated and the wind is slightly faster, improving the heat remotion. I use, at most, a fan, and didn't feel the need for an air conditioner so far.<p>I wonder how much energy we could be saving. I'd love to find an article as thorough  as this one but about air cooling.