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Adaptive Thermal Comfort Tropics

Goal – Study case examples of local low-energy or no-energy (i.e. non-renewable energy) design strategies that rely on vernacular, passive, and bioclimatic principles to enable or facilitate human thermal adaptation.

Examples of Climate Adaptive Schools:

Architects: plan:b arquitectos, Medellin, Colombia, Internet website: http://www.planbarq.com/, Last accessed: Aug. 2018. Photograph credits: Alejandro Arango.

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