Frying Tonight?

It should be obvious that housing should be warm in the winter but cool in the summer. The UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) and others, claim the British are failing to protect their vulnerable citizens (the very young and the old), from the effects of intensifying heatwaves (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/30/heatwave-deaths-set-to-soar-as-uk-summers-become-hotter). Heatwaves already cause thousands of preventable deaths each year in the UK. The CCC predict that anticipated global heating, will result in the UK having 5 times more heat deaths by 2050, than is currently the case. One problem has actually been the obsession with energy efficiency. Extra insulation of homes and the putting in of fire doors in care homes, can both exacerbate overheating risk. The post-Covid increase in home working in relatively unventilated, city centre flats, may also increase the numbers of people affected by heat. Simple measures to keep houses and care homes cool are not, however, being implemented. Pretty obviously, extra ventilation and cooling are needed for dealing with heatwaves. The Brits have not, however, regarded themselves as people who live in a hot climate so they don't worry about the summer.