Publisher's Synopsis
With global warming affecting the world, and with more of us adopting second homes as an escape, we must ask, how do we cope in a hot climate? There are high-tech and low-tech methods to cool a house down, but first we must select our materials for building and take cues from what others have done.
Suzanne Trocmé analyses the methods and devices for successful hot living. The lively text is supported by new photography of hot houses in different locations in the world's warmest territories.
The book is broken down into three main chapters, each one looking at different aspects of designing a house for a hot climate. Chapter One looks at terrain and how this can be used to keep a house cool. The second chapter looks at the different materials that can be used to achieve the same effect and the third covers colours and furniture to be used in the home.
Taken together, this book is the ideal purchase for anyone buying a second home or moving to warmer climes.
