cooling methods and climate

Cooling methods depend hugely on the type of climate you have. If your are building a new home, consider alternatives to air-conditioning, or methods to reduce its use. That's achievable and relatively easy to get in most climates.

Cooling and insulation in cold and temperate climates

If building a new home in a cold or temperate climate, your cooling strategy should be largely based on insulation and sealing. That will eliminate the need of air-conditioning or reduce its needs to very low levels.

See: Summer cooling for temperate and cold climates

Cooling for Mild Warm Humid climates

The cooling approach for mild warm climates involves some particulars relatively to other hotter and harsher climates: 1) smaller windows and openings, 2) landscape responding to cooling but also to winter heating needs or 3) higher levels of wall insulation...

See: Heat gains control methods for cooling.

Cooling in Hot-dry climates

In hot-dry climates consider 1) home orientation, 2) shade and 3) cross ventilation, but also 4) insulation and 5) evaporative cooling (swamp coolers, water ponds and pools and other means).

See: Cooling for Dry Hot Climates

Cooling in tropical climates

Air conditioning it expensive to operate in tropical climates and should only be used in specially focused cooling strategies.

See, for more details: Air conditioning for Hot Climates

Air conditioning

The use of air conditioning is increasing at high rates. But this is often a result of a wrong designed approach.

See:
Cooling Methods and Climate
Air conditioning for Hot Climates
Cooling for cold and temperate climates