[Greenbuilding] ok - why do houses have to have stay the same tempinside?

[Lynelle Hamilton]

/I'm not certain that we actually do.  I know folks who readily crank 
the A/C to 70F in the summer, but who would never allow the house to 
cool to that point in the winter.  I do recall a heating contractor who 
advised me to install a/c and set the house at one temp year round.  It 
was not only incredibly wasteful, but not at all comfortable. It also 
ignores such things as air movement and humidity--both factors in comfort.

Relying on shading, breeze and insulation for comfort in summer, a 
masonry heater and sunlight for comfort in the winter, the temps here 
can vary by 6-8 degrees with the weather. Wouldn't have it any other way.

Lynelle

/
On 19/08/2012 4:09 AM, Nick Pyner wrote:
> Just another egotistic craze - and ultimate proof we are no longer 
> nomads........
>
> Nick Pyner
>
> Dee Why   NSW
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>     [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org]*On Behalf
>     Of *Erin Rasmussen
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>      Why do we engineer houses to maintain a consistent internal
>     temperature? Consistent temperatures are nice, but they are just
>     one of the many things a house is
>
>
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