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1. sien ◴[] No.41854643[source]
Awnings are still pretty common in Australia.

We have them on our house. In Australia it's very much worth getting awnings and ceiling fans as well as having a heat pump.

In summer afternoons they can make a really remarkable difference.

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2. dbetteridge ◴[] No.41854998[source]
Yeah was going to comment that this is a heavily American perspective and possibly even a heavily American city dwelling perspective.

Lots of countries even where electricity is cheap use awnings as it's just better to not need to cool something down if it can be avoided.

My childhood home in WA (Western Australia) had awnings, along with shade trees and a patio and it made a huge difference. noticed especially where the west facing Window got setting sun in summer and had no awnings

3. rv3392 ◴[] No.41856529[source]
I'm from Brisbane and it seems like a lot of new build free-standing houses don't have awnings around here. I think most still have pretty deep eaves, which do an ok job.

However, based on what I can see from my train window right now, it looks like most new apartments/townhouses and even office buildings have some sort of awning or window covering.