#passive-cooling
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Kleptothermy is a thermoregulatory strategy in which an animal harvests the metabolic heat produced by another organism — the literal 'joule heist' that gives this KB its name. Mec…
The organizing map of cooling technologies in this wiki, sorted by what drives the heat pump — low-grade heat, electric work, sunlight, radiant emission, or the ground. The through…
What dome geometry does for passive cooling: Fuller's 1940 'reverse chimney' DDU discovery, CFD validation (52% cooling energy reduction, 8 K cooler than flat roofs, 30% less surfa…
The quantified record of pre-mechanical cooling: windcatchers (4–12 °C depending on source, up to 30 ACH), courtyards (1–3 °C), thermal mass and earth coupling (5–10 °C), night flu…
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- Dome Geometry + Radiative Coating: Combined Performance Evidence · 2026-08-15
- Buckminster Fuller's Chilling Domes: The Physics · 2026-08-15
- Computational Analysis of Natural Ventilation Flows in Geodesic Dome Building in Hot Climates · 2026-08-15
- Climatic Analysis of Ventilation and Thermal Performance of a Dome Building with Roof Vent · 2026-08-15
- A Systematic Review of Passive Cooling Strategies Integrating Traditional Wisdom and Modern Innovations for Sustainable Development in Arid Urban Environments · 2026-08-15
- The Whitest Paint: Purdue University's Ultrawhite BaSO4 Radiative Cooling Paint · 2026-08-15
- Spherical PCM Modules and Dome Thermal Battery Performance · 2026-08-15
- Termite-Inspired Architecture: Nature's Blueprint for Passive Cooling Buildings · 2026-08-15
- Topology Optimization for Natural Convection Cooling Geometry · 2026-08-15
- Traditional vs. CFD-Optimized Wind Tower Performance · 2026-08-15