I’m from a dry desert climate and have now moved to a very, very humid climate with temps in the 80s-90s. I live on the second floor of a house and have found the heat absolutely unbearable. No air conditioning in the house. Any advice on cooling this place down so that I can sleep? Specifically, what should I do to make the humidity bearable?

We live in the Houston area and it’s pretty humid here. We’ve gooten conflicting recommendations on real wood versus engineered wood for this climate. Any other experiences would be helpful. This is new construction. Our preference is real wood. What are the negatives?