resurrecting traditional architectural techniques
In 20th century there was an international template for designing cities and buildings. Too much concrete in the city concentrated heat in it but even in hot climates, people started to following this template. Buildings are now addicted to air conditioners and other method (that need energy) to cool their houses.
Some architects are working to start over traditional techniques in hot climates to keep buildings cool without using energy. Houses need to be specially designed. For example chimney which funnels air through houses that bring cool inside.
This article showed me that sometimes oldfashioned and outdated techniques are smarter than modern ones. That is worthfull to inspired by what people used to do before (for example how they designed buildings) and to create your own ideas basing on people's experience.
source: https://theconversation.com/keep-buildings-cool-as-it-gets-hotter-by-resurrecting-traditional-architectural-techniques-podcast-190384
It also shows how much we have become dependent on electricity and energy supply in general
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