No vinyl windows off gas. Old wood ones don't. Trashing old painted windows generates lead dust when you remove them if your house is older than 1978. Reglazed and weatherstripped old windows especially with wooden storm windows can be as efficient as new ones. Consider the waste fill of old windows. Now that's not green. If you end up deciding to do so, donate them to Habitat for Humanity or a Recycle/Rebuild facility.

If you live in a dry-heat environment consider evaporative air conditioning as it is much less energy intensive than the usual refrigerated models (which are excellent for humid heat) and they can be very effective. They are very popular in Australia for instance.

Also, pay close attention to the outside temps. When they drop below the indoor temp, don't be afraid to open your windows a bit even if the aircon is on as it will help the appliance by letting some of the heat out. This is,.... More

Dry ice works well as a cool media.

Take anti-freeze in a bucket, add the dry ice, place inside a milk crate, and put a box fan on top of the milk crate blowing down. The Carbon Dioxide won't have time to build up to harmful levels, and your house will stay cooler.

Please concentrate and comment on the subject and stop insulting people who have a diferent oppinion as your's. That's democracy

You shouldn't go around calling people idiots. We try to keep our home as cool as possible but we cant afford a high monthly bill. I'd love to keep my house at 76 but we keep it at 85. We also use fans. You get used to it and its actually not that bad unless you've been at the mall where the air is freezing! We also have a baby and it's not healthy to keep the house too cold or too hot. Everyone's body temp is different and some people can deal with a little hotter weather than others but it.... More

ive noticed when i take a hotter shower in the hot months, (i know, sounds icky) my body produces less heat and im cooler the rest of the day. i work in retail and everyone else has a fan running. when i take a colder shower, i need that fan on. just something to consider.

I did plant quick growing deciduous trees/bamboo on the west side of my home and they were really taking off especially the one that was unknowingly planted over my sewer line. This hybrid poplar grew over 20 feet in less than 18 months but obviously I had to get rid of it or risk the roots getting into the sewer line. So warning..before planting fast growing deciduous trees notorious for invasive roots check and make sure your familiar with the septic/sewer lines. I don't know what a safe.... More

You are one of the people that are like my buddy who is half mexican and can be comfortable in 80 degree weather even sleeping under covers.... I will tell you this, even when the humidity is low and its cool outside I still have to have the air on 72 degrees so that its even nice to be under cover and not sweating to death... If you are cold natured then you are on coumadin or a blood thinner or just getting old with thin blood and this isn't natural and it should concern you!!! You can put.... More