URBAN SUSTAINABILITY – SEASONAL TEMPERATURE AMPLITUDE

Temperature itself and seasonal temperature amplitudes are also important parameters for sustainable housing planning and building.

It is not the same situation if we have daily temperature amplitudes less then 10 degrees, or seasonal amplitudes of less then 20 degrees, or daily amplitudes of 20 and seasonal amplitudes over 40 degrees.

Our housing planning and building must have different solutions for its local seasonal temperature amplitudes.

It is not the same if we live in the house with glass walls and sliding doors in the day temperature amplitudes of 10 degrees.

Generally, we can adjust our indoor home temperature with different kinds of cooling/heating systems, but it is not the same as smart built houses, with adequate construction systems, window orientations, and their proportion to thermal insulation.

Well built houses, with adequate thermal insulation, good solar orientation, and the right proportion of openings will save money for cooling and heating.