Every May, the same complaints return: the house is unbearably hot, the AC runs all day, the electricity bills are crushing, the west-facing rooms are unusable. These are not Acts of God. They are consequences of design decisions—decisions that were made, or not made, when the building was planned. This note explains why most homes in Gujarat overheat and how…
In Ahmedabad, the single biggest design decision for any home is orientation. Get it right, and the house stays comfortable for decades with modest energy use. Get it wrong, and you are negotiating with the sun for the life of the building—paying in electricity bills, in discomfort, in rooms that cannot be used in summer afternoons. This note explains how…
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