Link to Design and Architecture / KCRW (Aug. 9, 2023) | Yes, it’s hot, hot, hot these days, prompting concern about those without air conditioning, especially as the numbers of scorching days are climbing. And yet the remedy is also a cause of the rising heat. …So kudos to Helen Li for writing this LA Times think piece about age-old passive cooling techniques…
Ben Stapleton, Executive Director of USGBC-LA, which operates independently from the national GBC, says he hopes for a shift in thinking about cooling, especially as we electrify more and more buildings, adding energy loads to the grid. …(Read full article)