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Given the amount of traffic, street level noise, and air pollution in many Asian countries I don’t see this being implemented any time soon, in places where it
by refactor_master 4y ago
Given the amount of traffic, street level noise, and air pollution in many Asian countries I don’t see this being implemented any time soon, in places where it matters.
Ceiling fans would also work really well, but similarly require openings in buildings. Now you only see them in traditional buildings (read: museums most often) because they were made with airflow in mind, before the age of AC.
People will prefer a hermetically sealed building because it’s the best escape from their own mess.
- Retric 4y agoA shell within a shell also works. It’s common for tall building to have air gapped external cladding to reduce the need for cooling. There are significant trade offs around construction costs, views, and the need for cooling. However, the savings can be very significant for more extreme designs.
- ajmurmann 4y agoYou are spotty on. That's also what the article described some modern buildings are doing with these jaali screens
- mellavora 4y ago> People will prefer a hermetically sealed building.... where along with being isolated from the natural environment they can be isolated from everyone else and only interact over social media. Sounds a bit like being in a tomb to me, but then again, I was never fully domesticated.
- samarthr1 4y agoHave you lived in a residential area in a city like Hyderabad or Bengaluru before? The smaller side streets are usually peaceful, unless you have the misfortune of living next to a building under construction.