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The document summarizes a research center building in Ahmedabad, India designed to minimize energy usage through passive design strategies. The building uses locally available materials, optimizes daylighting, and facilitates natural ventilation and evaporative cooling to maintain comfortable interior temperatures without air conditioning. Monitoring since occupancy has shown interior temperatures up to 13°C cooler than exterior, with fluctuations below 4°C. The additional construction costs have a payback
- Author
- pallavi
- Language
- EN