Evaporative cooling

Cools air via water evaporation; effectiveness depends on low ambient humidity, a real limitation in Normandy's oceanic climate, flagged rather than assumed to work well here.

Cost
Low
Upkeep
Occasional
Skill to build
Basic
Lifespan
10-20 years for a mechanical evaporative cooler unit (pads need replacement every 1-3 years)
Embodied carbon
Low
Space / material use
Low
Output timing
On-demand/controllable
Skill to repair
Basic

Note: Cost, carbon and footprint are rated against the other options for this same need, not in absolute terms.

What your site needs

Low-humidity climate for real effectiveness, flagged elsewhere as a limitation for Normandy's oceanic climate

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What this page does not tell you

No sizing or quantities: how much a technique yields, and how much a household needs, both depend on the build and the people, so the catalogue compares options rather than dimensioning them. It carries no bill of materials and no build sequence, and it is written for an oceanic, clay-soil climate (Normandy, France). Regulatory notes are indicative and need confirming locally.