How to keep your cool

2006-10-31T00:00:00

Source: Martine Hamilton-Wright

A large, deep-plan building with natural ventilation, daylighting and passive cooling strategies can use less than half the energy of a standard air-conditioned one and yet keep interiors comfortable and up to 5º below ambient temperatures in summer.

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