3 Design Strategies Keeping This Building Cool In #Scorching #Heat. How can young children #study under 35 degree celsius in a school w no airconditioning? Gando School in Burkina Faso designed by Diébédo Francis Kéré. Kéré said once that his people refer to his buildings as big fridges which he takes as a compliment. In this 5 min vid we go through 3 passive strategies that Kéré employs to #design a #building that does not need air conditioning even under scorching heat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGX7yosSLCc

How #Reflective #Paint Brings Down #Scorching #City #Temperatures. Cities across the U.S. have found relief from this summer’s record-setting heat with the help of technologies that shield #roofs, #pavement and other surfaces from the sun’s scorching rays. Some of these technologies have been around for more than a decade but are experiencing greater demand as global temperatures rise. https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/other/technologies-help-cities-and-neighborhoods-beat-the-heat/ar-AA1ggJSx #heat #climatecrisis #ReflectiveCoating #paint #GreenRoofs #temperature