Better Design for Cool Buildings: How Improved Building Design Can Reduce the Massive Need for Space Cooling in Hot Climates

08/2020 | Study
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This study presents building design and passive cooling options for construction in dry and humid hot climates, as well as provides Policy recommendations to increase the uptake of such measures. The building design recommendations follow the avoid-shift-improve framework: avoid high cooling Energy demand, shift remaining demand to better sources of Energy, and improve the Efficiency of systems and appliances.

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