Posted on Oct 6, 2023
This building was designed to withstand future heat waves
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Many of the people who died in Phoenix during a record-breaking heat wave in July lived outdoors without shelter. But according to the Maricopa County Health Department, at least 81 people succumbed to heat injuries inside a building — victims of a broken or unused air-conditioning unit.
It makes you wonder: What if this desert city was better designed to protect against the deadly heat that is inevitably coming with climate change?
It makes you wonder: What if this desert city was better designed to protect against the deadly heat that is inevitably coming with climate change?
This building was designed to withstand future heat waves
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Phoenix Climate Change
Posted 7 mo ago
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We do have a lot of migrant deaths during our summers but we have cut those deaths to zero due to an ordinance change. We have a cooling ordinance here. The only one in Texas. We did have a lot die every years but the change prohibited temps of over 90 degrees in public buildings like schools and rental properties.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."A study published in July from the Department of Energy says adopting the latest international building codes to make homes as efficient as possible could drastically reduce indoor deaths during a heatwave. Cities just have to adopt them, Potter says.
“It could make a significant difference how comfortable our homes are,” she says, “and how well our homes are prepared to deal with extreme heat in the future.”...
..."A study published in July from the Department of Energy says adopting the latest international building codes to make homes as efficient as possible could drastically reduce indoor deaths during a heatwave. Cities just have to adopt them, Potter says.
“It could make a significant difference how comfortable our homes are,” she says, “and how well our homes are prepared to deal with extreme heat in the future.”...
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We could certainly do a better job of building spaces to contend with heat/cold/extremes of weather
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