Comments on: Living AC Free http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/living-ac-free Helping People Turn Over a Green Leaf Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Ruben http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/living-ac-free/comment-page-1#comment-3833 Dan Ruben Tue, 15 May 2012 14:53:48 +0000 http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/?p=1521#comment-3833 On the hottest days of summer, I soak a wash cloth with cool water and put it on my neck. It makes a big difference. On the hottest days of summer, I soak a wash cloth with cool water and put it on my neck. It makes a big difference.

]]> By: Eric Olson http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/living-ac-free/comment-page-1#comment-1367 Eric Olson Wed, 18 May 2011 04:05:06 +0000 http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/?p=1521#comment-1367 No AC at all in our house, we've never had it. Here's a little understood fact: the human body acclimatizes with the changes of the seasons. I don't know the precise enzyme physiology, but this ability is found in all kind of creatures, it makes sense we can do it too. So in the modern world we don't give our bodies this message, and we stay behind the seasons. What I mean: if you go from an AC house to an AC car drive to an AC office to an AC car drive back to an AC house, from spring on into summer, when you finally do take your summer vacation and try to go for a hike in the August woods you are not going to be so happy. Best to ride those seasons, and signal the body that its time to change. I think the elderly cannot do this so well, as a rule, as can young people -- I would never advise an elderly person to do without AC. To cool the house and make sleeping easy, we use the evening window fan approach too, its dramatic what an hour of that can do to cool a room before going to bed. Then when writing or reading in the house, or working on housework, we have floor fans. We don't mess around with indirect air movement, its best to aim a fan right at you. The directed floor fan is the summer equivalent of the zipper cardigan plus long underwear in winter. Try it! No AC at all in our house, we’ve never had it. Here’s a little understood fact: the human body acclimatizes with the changes of the seasons. I don’t know the precise enzyme physiology, but this ability is found in all kind of creatures, it makes sense we can do it too. So in the modern world we don’t give our bodies this message, and we stay behind the seasons. What I mean: if you go from an AC house to an AC car drive to an AC office to an AC car drive back to an AC house, from spring on into summer, when you finally do take your summer vacation and try to go for a hike in the August woods you are not going to be so happy. Best to ride those seasons, and signal the body that its time to change. I think the elderly cannot do this so well, as a rule, as can young people — I would never advise an elderly person to do without AC.

To cool the house and make sleeping easy, we use the evening window fan approach too, its dramatic what an hour of that can do to cool a room before going to bed. Then when writing or reading in the house, or working on housework, we have floor fans. We don’t mess around with indirect air movement, its best to aim a fan right at you. The directed floor fan is the summer equivalent of the zipper cardigan plus long underwear in winter. Try it!

]]> By: Rachel White http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/living-ac-free/comment-page-1#comment-356 Rachel White Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:00:36 +0000 http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/?p=1521#comment-356 Thanks for bringing up ceiling fans. I neglected to mention that I have also have a ceiling fan in my bedroom and I have found it to greatly improve our comfort during hot summer nights. Thanks for bringing up ceiling fans. I neglected to mention that I have also have a ceiling fan in my bedroom and I have found it to greatly improve our comfort during hot summer nights.

]]> By: Jonathan http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/living-ac-free/comment-page-1#comment-355 Jonathan Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:11:47 +0000 http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/?p=1521#comment-355 Very interesting, I have not come across anyone with such a lofty goal as getting rid of AC use altogether, but these are some great tips to accomplish this goal. One thing you did not mention is that ceiling fans use much less energy than the AC and could help with this goal. Very interesting, I have not come across anyone with such a lofty goal as getting rid of AC use altogether, but these are some great tips to accomplish this goal. One thing you did not mention is that ceiling fans use much less energy than the AC and could help with this goal.

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