Houses with tall trees, natural cooling
I’ll tell you without pause that there’s no way I can ever move back to my home state.
It took me a long time to feel this way, as I had to cope with the distance between my family and best friends on earth, but now I realize what an awful place I used to live in.
What was so terrible, you ask? Haha, let me tell you. I am from the northern Midwest, where there is no such thing as a nice day. The air is always either -10 degrees outside, with windchill that brings the realfeel closer to -25, or else it’s 110 degrees outdoors, with humidity that pushes the perceived temperature towards 120. There is essentially no spring or fall season, and instead the air temperature stays low until about May when it swings wildly from bitterly cold to insanely hot in the course of a week. There’s no relief from the continually bad air quality, and everyone is forced to operate their AC units and furnaces year round. It’s ridiculously expensive to operate HVAC equipment 24/7, and the indoor air quality never feels particularly good anyways, since it’s impossible to let fresh air into the house. On top of all that, the terrain is flat and boring, and there are wild winds that pick up across the low lying scenery. In contrast, where I live now is covered with tall and beautiful trees. This arborous city is surrounded by historic vegetation, which improve the look and feel of the region while also improving the air quality outdoors. The trees provide shady protection from the hot sun, and wooded protection from harsh winds. There are many opportunities to enjoy the wondrous scenery outdoors, and we even get to turn off our HVAC systems from time to time.