Originally Posted by
pepperbelly
I grew up without ac but houses were built differently long ago. Larger and more windows. Bedrooms had 2 large windows to help get a draft coming through.
Schools didn’t have ac either, or carpet. There was a big fan the teacher turned on after giving us instructions- we couldn’t hear her over the noise of the fan. All windows were open too.
But I will admit I do like ac now.
Schools typically had 20' ceilings as well, which allowed the hot air to rise to the ceiling away from the students.