Agreed, this makes doing a STEM PhD in the US a gamble for foreign students. Getting to year 4 and then having to drop out because you can’t get an extension is a huge disincentive to bring talent here

Eh, I disagree with the headline. The body of the article is about how do we cool more efficiently or reduce the need for cooling, which are great goals. It’s not that A/C can’t get the job done, it just uses more energy and therefore is costly and polluting depending on the energy source.

Here’s a relevant video on passive homes from Undecided with Matt Ferrell