Passive cooling refers to technologies or design features that lower the temperature in spaces without the need for power consumption. The strategy uses free, renewable sources of energy (wind and sun ...
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Cities cannot outrun hotter climates with air-con alone
Mechanical cooling should be treated as the last line of defence against climate change, not the first, says an urban heat ...
Establishing thermal comfort once demanded a far more deliberate and calibrated architectural intelligence—an interplay of orientation, massing, material behavior, ventilation potential, shading, and ...
The recent heatwave in Paris exposes inadequacies in urban housing, designed for colder climates, as temperatures soar. Residents, like Ulysse Zachary, struggle to cope using makeshift solutions. The ...
The world has just witnessed the hottest months in recorded history, and the outlook is far from optimistic. Rising temperatures are driving greater cooling demands, threatening to trigger a vicious ...
From disrupting sleep and threatening pregnancies to hitting livelihoods, heatwaves fall hardest on the urban poor, with experts across disciplines converging on a common response -- that passive ...
"This project explores the intersection of biomimicry, biophilic design and biomaterials to address thermal comfort and environmental sustainability within interior spaces. The focus is on integrating ...
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