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by tobinfricke 2 hours ago
This seems like a specious argument:

"Most of the apartments have a window on just one side. The interior facing rooms on the lower floors are going to have a lot of trouble getting light in. With a window on only one side, you can't ventilate your apartment by opening windows on multiple sides. This increases the demand for HVAC, which increases the cost of living."

I doubt A/C costs are anything but negligible compared to the other design decisions.
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fhdkweig 1 hour ago
Even then, opening two windows require that the wind is blowing and in the right direction. I purchased a box fan just so I can put it in a window to get more ventilation (and it was to blow out allergens, not temperature control). Best $18 I ever spent.

This is someone who is just looking for an excuse to not like the apartment.

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kevinburke 1 hour ago
Walnut Creek is in PG&E territory where peak hour energy is 54 cents/kwh right now.

And the difference is A/C is paid by the renter not the building owner. If you want to address cost of living one thing we could do is make it easier to have the wind cool down apartment buildings.

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