Asia architects use green solutions to cool buildings
In many subtropical countries across Asia, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, air conditioning is increasingly being considered a necessity. But one architecture firm specializes ∈ “bioclimatic architecture", says it could make air conditioning units redundant. By connecting with the local topography, climate, and vegetation, as well as cleverly manipulating a building's orientation, the firm can naturally create a comfortable indoor climate.
In cooperation with the World Bank, Charles Gallavardin, director of an architecture firm ∈Asia, built an apartment building ∈Ho Chi Minh City, which houses 350 families ∈ an impoverished neighborhood. "We try to avoid big glass façades facing east or west, because that would make the building like an oven ∈a tropical climate," he says. "If you work with the main wind stream and have smart sun protection, you can do it -- you really can design buildings that need no air conditioning ∈a hot place like Vietnam." Gallavardin explains that a typical bioclimatic building is naturally about 5 Celsius cooler than the outside temperature, with natural ventilation and the ceiling fan doing the rest of the work.
"It is crucial for all new building designs ∈ cities to encompass bioclimatic architectural features," Myles McCarthy, director of implementation at the Carbon Trust consultancy and research firm, tells CNN. "As demands ∈Asian cities for buildings -- both domestic and commercial -- increases, and the need for higher density living continues to climb with urban populations, it will be crucial to ensure this growth does not drive energy and water consumptions higher."
(From: http://edition.cnn.com. Access: 31/07/2018. Adapted.)
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