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The UK Is a Hot Country. It’s Time to Build Like It(www.wired.com)

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The UK’s houses are still designed to retain heat. In an age of global warming, that needs to change.

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A portable AC unit for the bedroom is one of the best purchase I’ve ever made. We put a hole in the wall for the vent which can just be closed when we don’t need it.

I can deal with the rest of the house being hot as long as I can get a half decent night sleep.

Bought it during the winter though as in the summer they are either out of stock or have a massively inflated price (or both!)

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tom@feddit.ukM
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Genuinely considering this when I get into my new flat. Me and my GF are both radiators when we sleep and having a fan on just doesn’t cut it. Dries my mouth and nose out as well.

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Summers in the UK are only going to get hotter and more extreme. Really this needs to be taken into account in how we build homes… but that doesn’t help the existing houses and flats.

I’d strongly recommend at least a small portable AC for the bedroom. Worth every penny.

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