@JdeB

#ClimateSolutions #NoAC

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Ok, I've watched this interesting clip about a man-made symbiosis for the ingenious fertilizer solution two times. Not being an architect, IDK if the pigeons are staying cool in these "roosting towers" built for them. They might not need an A/C then.

Humans, however, need another solution. And they can be found on the #MiddleEast, too, the #Windcatcher towers:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/112339727207158953

It really...

"First, as air is caught by the opening of a wind catcher, it is funneled down to the dwelling below, depositing any sand or debris at the foot of the tower. Then the air flows throughout the interior of the building, sometimes over subterranean pools of water for further cooling. Eventually, warmed air will rise and leave the building through another tower or opening, aided by the pressure within the building." #persian #AC #windcatcher #bâdgir

@glowl @GreenFire

#ClimateSolutions for the #ClimateCrisis
#Microclimates #Permaculture

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...streets and plants a bit of grass in between the stones. The surface cools down considerably. Then, there is the ancient technology of building wind-cooled houses in the #MiddleEast that I talked about last year. 2)
If "everyone" were able to cool down their...

2) So-called #Windcatcher|s  in the #IrNuan oasis City of #Yazd with its #Badgirs (#wind towers):

https://youtu.be/AiiGznaH0mE