• propter_hog [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    When I lived in Juiz de Fora, the building I was in wasn’t air-conditioned but you’d never know it because it was well planned and ended up acting like a giant chimney, funneling all the heat from the day upward, replacing it with cool air from the trees next door. It was like natural air conditioning.

    • Alisu [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      Yeah, you can minimize the need for air conditioning, or even completely ignore it if the building is well planned, well built and in an area with sufficient vegetation. The air carries the heat away, and the trees help cool the air too