Switzerland is literally the worst.
Homes and hospitals are forbidden from having A/C.
Shopping centers are allowed.
Homes and hospitals are forbidden from having A/C.
Shopping centers are allowed.
The reason why most homes don’t have one is that it’s too expensive for the 3-5 days a year you need it. Especially the new minergy houses can keep cool very well even during summer without an AC.
Your mileage might vary.
I've personally lived in 2 different "minergie" apartments over the past 2 years (3 summers) and one of them (large, facing away from the sun) was mostly bearable (though I'd still prefer A/C), whereas the other (smaller, facing midday sun) was really hot.
Apparently some people have a hard time understanding that A/C use coincides perfectly with solar power generation.
Actual article (in German) https://www.bild.de/regional/muenchen/muenchen-aktuell/rosen...
But many states do indeed requires a permit to install fixed units. And have strict regulations such as self producing half of the electricity required by the installation.
Here are a few examples of such regulations:
- Geneva (the most strict state): https://www.ge.ch/installations-techniques-rafraichissement/...
- Fribourg: https://bdlf.fr.ch/app/fr/texts_of_law/770.1/art/16
- Vaud: https://www.vd.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/themes/environnement...
One of the side effect of such regulation is that many business and houses will use cheap non-fixed units with open door and windows instead of installing proper reversible heat pumps.