Quote Originally Posted by rhizome
Really, you'd be better off in the basement. It's really tough to keep an attic space cool, what with heat from the house rising and the sun on the roof all day. Attics are doable, but you need like 3-4 times the cooling capacity.
unfortunately there are vast portions of the country that dont build basements as part of the housing structure.

Very little of the lowest south have them as well as the far west coast.