Quote Originally Posted by ynot View Post
40 years ago I moved from Auckland to Canada to live at the age of 25. I quickly realised how sub standard our housing was comfort wise back in NZ. Having grown up with it I never new any better. I put it down to the fact that unfortunately Auckland was not quite cold enough for the need to do anything about it. Climates like Canada
had no alternative from the beginning to deal with cold climate.
Good insulation also keeps the building interior cooler in Summer as it does not heat up so much during sunny days.