People work later in the (cooler) evening. Given the right architecture (high ceiling, verandah, stone walls) a shift in work day like this can offset high tem

People work later in the (cooler) evening. Given the right architecture (high ceiling, verandah, stone walls) a shift in work day like this can offset high temperatures without using huge amounts of electricity for air conditioning. PS: Judging by the Chinese overseas students I meet I think 16 hour work days may become a memory in a generation or two.