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5 lessons from ancient civilizations for staying cool in hot, dry climates that today’s builders often ignore tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Modern buildings tend to take electricity and air conditioning for granted, and when the power goes out for days in the middle of a heat wave, these buildings can become unbearable - yet, for millennia, civilizations knew how to shelter humans in hot and dry climates.

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@TucsonSentinel turns out that forcing your building to fit anywhere you want it is not as good as building with the local climate and landscape.

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