The article highlights the growing importance of wind-centric urban design in response to extreme urban heat caused by climate change. Innovations like Hong Kong’s wind-optimized campus and Singapore’s breezeways exemplify how architecture can harness wind effectively. CBE’s Stefano Schiavon is quoted in the article, and he notes that air movement improves thermal comfort even in hot conditions, and that wind should be actively integrated into urban design considerations.

Stefano Schiavon spoke with NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe on Weekend Edition Sunday about the benefits of fans to stay cool while saving energy, as well as other strategies to adapt to rising temperatures.

This article and radio piece describe Americans’ reliance on with air conditioning, with an anecdote of journalist Chris George attempt to go without using AC for a year in his home in Phoenix, Arizona. It notes CBE’s Gail Brager and her work around the concept of thermal delight, who explains that people benefit from variety, and that sitting in a “for hours under a river of cold air is the opposite of delightful.”