@DoomsdaysCW

Yes, this is what this thread is about.

Apart from water 💦 management, harnessing the wind for. cooling purposes has already been invented a long time ago, the #Windcatcher|s  in the #IrNuan oasis City of #Yazd with its #Badgirs (#wind towers):

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/112339727207158953

Needless to say, Roman and Pharaonic technologies, too.

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Tu veux survivre à une canicule sans climatisation ?  Dans plein de régions du monde, des maisons restent fraîches même sous 45°C. Pourquoi ? Parce que

Fitnessmith

Ever heard of a windcatcher? Long before modern tech, ancient civilizations cooled their homes using tall towers and pure wind power.

No fans, no electricity—just design brilliance. We’re only now realizing how smart they were.

Read more:
https://www.utubepublisher.in/2025/06/ancient-windcatchers-natural-cooling-system-middle-east.html

#AncientTechnology #GreenArchitecture #Windcatcher #ClimateSmart #technology #Science

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@JdeB

#ClimateSolutions #NoAC

I've watched this interesting clip about a man-made symbiosis for the ingenious fertilizer solution two times. Not being an architect, IDK if the pigeons are staying cool in these "roosting towers" built for them. They might not need an A/C then.

Humans, however, need another solution. And they can be found on the #MiddleEast, too, the #Windcatcher towers:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/112339727207158953

#LearnFromOthers #TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#ClimateChange

"First, as air is caught by the opening of a wind catcher, it is funneled down to the dwelling below, depositing any sand or debris at the foot of the tower. Then the air flows throughout the interior of the building, sometimes over subterranean pools of water for further cooling. Eventually, warmed air will rise and leave the building through another tower or opening, aided by the pressure within the building." #persian #AC #windcatcher #bâdgir

@glowl @GreenFire

#ClimateSolutions for the #ClimateCrisis
#Microclimates #Permaculture

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...streets and plants a bit of grass in between the stones. The surface cools down considerably. Then, there is the ancient technology of building wind-cooled houses in the #MiddleEast that I talked about last year. 2)
If "everyone" were able to cool down their...

2) So-called #Windcatcher|s  in the #IrNuan oasis City of #Yazd with its #Badgirs (#wind towers):

https://youtu.be/AiiGznaH0mE

How This Desert City Stays Cool With An Ancient Air Conditioning System

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