I'm going with the 'radiated heat' theory. The wood of our apartment soaks up the heat during the day, then offgasses it at night. Plus we're on the top floor, so we get all the rising heat from below. Grr.
Co-incidently, our house in the UK is of double-layed brick construction. Doesn't need AC, even on 90F days, except for one room at the top front of the house which has greenhouse-like properties.
Anyway, silicon-laytex paints are an answer - they'll reflect heat either in or out, depending on your circumstances. Pretty nifty stuff.
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Our place is like that, too.
Date: 2003-06-27 12:35 pm (UTC)Co-incidently, our house in the UK is of double-layed brick construction. Doesn't need AC, even on 90F days, except for one room at the top front of the house which has greenhouse-like properties.
Anyway, silicon-laytex paints are an answer - they'll reflect heat either in or out, depending on your circumstances. Pretty nifty stuff.