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Environment & Energy

marybourg

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4. Spanish conquistadors in Arizona and Shakers in the east

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Thu Feb 29, 2024, 04:44 PM

Feb 29

and mid-west also built for coolness without a.c.. The advent of electricity changed everything.

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'We don't need air con': how Burkina Faso builds schools that stay cool in 40C heat [View all] Jilly_in_VA Feb 29 OP

Cuba is doing the same thing. Marcus IM Feb 29 #1

Truly amazing. Nt spooky3 Feb 29 #2

Lisbon enid602 Feb 29 #3

Spanish conquistadors in Arizona and Shakers in the east marybourg Feb 29 #4

Moorish architecture in Spain did the same thing to keep their buildings cool.. nt mitch96 Feb 29 #5

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