Insight · 27 August 2026

Designing for heat: what eight months without air conditioning taught us

Lessons from monitoring Riverbend School through two summers.

For two summers we logged temperature, humidity and air movement in twelve classrooms at Riverbend School. Shaded courtyards and cross-ventilation kept rooms within comfort for eight months a year.

The biggest single factor was not the shading. It was making sure every classroom had openings on two sides.

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