How to build homes that can survive extreme heat
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The heat waves are becoming more intense and prolonged in the Altiplano, where during the summer houses can accumulate very high temperatures during much of the day. Faced with this problem, improving insulation, reducing the direct entrance of solar radiation and making better use of natural ventilation are some of the most effective measures to gain comfort without triggering electricity consumption. Architect Tomás Moreno, from the Architect.…
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Arizona, with its majestic landscapes, staggering biodiversity and arid climate, has long spurred the architectural imagination. Most famously, the Grand Canyon State was the longtime muse of Frank Lloyd Wright, who first travelled there in the 1920s before setting up Taliesin West, the desert outpost of his Wisconsin home and school, in 1937. ‘The saguaro is the greatest example of a skyscraper that was ever built,’ the architect insisted. Near…
How to build homes that can survive extreme heat
Read the full story at Grist. It was not the postcard-worthy aesthetics that prompted Greek islanders to first drench their cliffside-carved homes, churches, and pathways in a thick layer of pearly white paint. Much like wearing a white tunic on a hot sunny day, painting your house a shade of reflective white is a fine … Continue reading How to build homes that can survive extreme heat
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