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Oldjamesdean t1_iwgj68g wrote

Reply to comment by aRationalMoose in A rare reason for optimism about climate change by aRationalMoose

I worked on an existing commercial office building in 2006 (it took about 18 months) and lowered its natural gas and electricity consumption each by about 40% and consulted for other companies how to do the same. A large amount of older tech is just burning up resources for no reason. HVAC is one of the largest waste areas.

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walterhartwellblack t1_iwh45aa wrote

people cite AC specifically as problematic for the climate, and a circular problem since more AC is needed in a warming world, but the tech seems wildly inefficient compared to what's possible with modern technology - I'm glad people like you are reducing consumption through sensible adjustments

I wish there were systemic efforts to make these changes

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