I am grateful that I have a private backyard because it has become my new office space. On nicer days, I grab my laptop in the morning and kneel and labor outside for hours. I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood with mostly working class adults, so during the day it’s pretty quiet which means I can get a lot done. Aside from the birdies chirping, the only noise that interrupts the silence is the HVAC units. I live in a townapartment and all the HVAC units for me in addition to for my neighbors are located in the same spot in our backyards. So, when I kneel here during the day, I can hear when the a/cs cycle on and off. And when I spend my savings attention to the noise, I have observed that my a/c cycles on the least of all my neighbors. When I kneel outside, I make sure to increase the temperature on my control device because there is no need to run my HVAC device for long when I am not inside the house. My device is set on 75 and periodically 75 degrees, and by the frequency of their HVAC cycling on and off, I can tell that my neighbors have their control device set at lower uneven temperatures. I live in between 2 houses, which means I have neighbors to my left and to my right, and to my knowledge they are away during the day. So, it would be to their benefit to increase the temperature on their control device because it would conserve energy in addition to save them money on their electric bill. Moreover, it would mean that their air conditioners would cycle on less, which would be more peaceful for me.