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I saw exactly this in 2000 year old homes in Morocco where the temps are regularly 120F+ in the summer and below freezing at night in the winter.

Without need of electricity there absolutely zero issues with heat or cold.

I have had arguments with Americans who are absolutely convinced that wasting energy in an AC is good and something to be proud of, while opening windows is primitive, and bad. It was funny.

I somewhat suspect that you are being a bit uncharitable towards their position here.

They are adults. Them being wrong is their problem, not mine.

I am saying that they probably didn't say what you said they did.

Doesn't matter. I don't know these people.

Passive solar design is such a beautiful elegant thing. A fun book here is Let it Shine by John Perlin. He shares examples from around the world, over the last 6,000 years.