[GSBN] Airtightness and ventilation

[Derek Stearns Roff]

On Mar 24, 2013, at 1:21 AM, Bill Christensen wrote:

Just in case any of you weren't aware, there's a building in Zimbabwe that emulates a termite mound's cooling:

http://www.ipsnews.net/1996/06/architecture-zimbabwe-termites-inspire-new-office-complex/

And just in case you weren't aware of how termites build, the article tells us that, just like termites, "fresh air is pulled in by rows of big fans 10 meters above street level", and "The air is changed twice per hour during the day and seven times per hour at night, using larger fans to speed cooling."

Now THAT's natural building! (According to this journalist).

Derek

Derek Roff
derek at unm.edu<mailto:derek at unm.edu>


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