I am completly opposed to Air-conditions propagandized as a solution to climate change. What is the wright approach to combating this state of temporary relief except from old-fashioned fans? Don’t get me wrong. They do the job for me. I am reffering to finding a solution for people more with health issues or large facilities that are in need of something more drastic.
There are all sorts of alternatives. But they are all really expensive, difficult to deploy and tend to be viable only in certain locations. Earthships are one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship
I’ve seen some people do closed-loop earth tube systems. But they collect mold and have drainage issues.
Older homes and barns use to have Cupolas or widow’s walks, also historically called a roof walk or captain’s walk. The hot air rises and is vented out the top of the house.
https://www.architerms.com/cupola
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widow’s_walk
You may hate AC but for some locations and situations it’s the best solution. If not the only solution.
Earth tubes could pump water instead of air and then pass it through a car radiator or similar kind of heat exchanger.
I find the idea interesting but haven’t actually tried it. Could cost a bit and not sure how effective it would be.
That’s a buried coil closed heat pump system. Very expensive.
Yup. But my answer was getting kind of long. There are tons of solution from all over the world. You could write a book on this.
Ground source heat pump operate like earth tubes.