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Terracotta Is a 3,000-Year-Old Solution to Fighting Extreme Heat
"Passive cooling uses building design to regulate indoor temperatures with natural materials, strategic ventilation and well-controlled shading. ........where research found it can reduce air-conditioning loads by up to 70 percent."
#Climate #Energy #Design
#Engineering #Weather #Conservation
#Solutions #Heatwave
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/terracotta-is-a-3-000-year-old-solution-to-fighting-extreme-heat/