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Jazzy, you're right that experts need to be brought in, but this issue is extremely complicated, and hardly been studied. The study you linked to demonstrates this, because Paris is a much lower, tighter environment with smaller apartments, than DC. We're closer to the modernist suburb of houses and high-rises used for contrast, but honestly, I have no idea what the best approach is.

One thing that is clear is that a humid area like DC needs good airflow. Humidity traps heat; this heat needs to be moved away from bodies. The Haussman apartments, in contrast, do not have good ventilation; they are usually one-sided and small.

High-rise apartments (12-30 stories) would likely be cooler if the windows were opened, but like Thayer mentioned, air courts are probably helpful for shorter buildings.

This stuff gets very, very complicated very fast, but it is good to have a voice of dissent to keep things on the level. If only the experts had done research into this...

by Neil Flanagan on Jul 10, 2012 1:20 am • link • report

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