{"id":127773,"date":"2022-07-15T18:54:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/climate-wrecking-air-conditioning-units-arent-the-only-way-to-survive-a-heatwave-smith-mordak\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T19:10:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:10:03","slug":"climate-wrecking-air-conditioning-units-arent-the-only-way-to-survive-a-heatwave-smith-mordak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/climate-wrecking-air-conditioning-units-arent-the-only-way-to-survive-a-heatwave-smith-mordak\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate-wrecking air conditioning units aren\u2019t the only way to survive a heatwave | Smith Mordak"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nInstead of individuals using ACs that make the climate hotter, we can find collective solutionsHistorically, very few UK homes have had any sort of air conditioning \u2013 neither the country\u2019s climate nor its culture have called for it. But things are changing. Global heating is no longer a distant threat but a felt reality, air pollution is taking people\u2019s lives, and our cities are getting so noisy they\u2019re causing elevated blood pressure and heart problems. All these things make home air conditioning more attractive than opening a window.In summer 2020, sales of domestic cooling systems were 20% up on summer 2019, with home working understood to be the major driver. Sales have been up in recent years in Europe as well. The continuing Covid-19 pandemic has changed working patterns, and those used to working in cooled offices are often at home struggling to concentrate or worse, to control heat-related aggression. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Instead of individuals using ACs that make the climate hotter, we can find collective solutionsHistorically,...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-xeR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172370,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/searches-for-uk-homes-with-air-conditioning-more-than-double\/","url_meta":{"origin":127773,"position":0},"title":"Searches for UK homes with air conditioning more than double","date":"August 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Most owners would consider installing aircon as heatwaves lead buyers to focus on ability to stay cool, Rightmove saysSearches for homes for sale in the UK with air conditioning have more than doubled this summer as heatwaves push staying cool up the list of priorities for homebuyers, alongside nearness\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11590,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dubai-landlord-questions-extra-air-conditioning-charge\/","url_meta":{"origin":127773,"position":1},"title":"Dubai landlord questions extra air conditioning charge","date":"April 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I have two questions related to air conditioning: 1. 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