I never understood why we place radiators underneath windows and therefore on outside walls. Is it just a matter of there being space underneath the window sill?
'The past is an underused tool': An Elizabethan mansion's secrets for staying warm
Submitted 3 days ago by JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org to history@lemmy.world
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260116-an-elizabethan-mansions-secrets-for-staying-warm
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Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 days ago
It tends to be colder around windows, so I can understand why you’d want to warm those areas.
SkyeLight@piefed.social 2 days ago
It’s an interesting look into older architecture, but I feel many architects today have higher priorities than making sure the house faces South and has thick walls - like getting the houses oriented along whatever street they put in and not having the house cost the same as a medieval castle. I think what’s most disappointing is that, in the end, the only “changes” the author even considers making are moving a desk and maybe planting a tree.
I appreciate the article, I’m just disappointed in the author.