| ▲ | miki123211 3 hours ago | |
Yes! Most of Europe has a "registered building" system, where buildings above a certain age are considered historic. Renovating those buildings is an extremely difficult, expensive, and bureaucratic process. You generally need to preserve the period-appropriate look and materials. An AC unit sticking out of a wall won't pass muster. Even newer buildings are problematic. an acquaintance of mine lives in an upper-middle-class apartment complex that was finished two or three years ago, and their architect has some claim in the contract that prevents residents from installing AC units to "preserve the building's unique look." The US is build around privately-owned housing (and hence creature comforts) a lot more than we are, so AC is a lot easier to implement there. | ||
| ▲ | Levitz an hour ago | parent [-] | |
>Most of Europe has a "registered building" system, where buildings above a certain age are considered historic. It feels weird to have to mention this, but although there are a lot of historical buildings in Europe, it's not the norm. Population grows. There was a noteworthy war not that long ago. The vast majority of buildings are not that old. | ||