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‘We wanted to prove we didn’t need air conditioning’: the airport cooled by natural ventilation

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‘We wanted to prove we didn’t need air conditioning’: the airport cooled by natural ventilation

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The Guardian reports the following. EcoBriefing is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. At Roland Garros airport on Réunion island, the ceiling design funnels a light tropical breeze into the terminal At the arrivals terminal at Roland Garros airport on Réunion island, visitors are greeted by floor-to-ceiling windows framing the lush green mountains of the French Indian Ocean territory. What they may have also expected was the icy chill of air conditioning; this island just off Madagascar sits in the tropical zone to the south of the equator. But instead, the terminal is cooled by a light tropical breeze, the result of natural ventilation built into its unique design. Continue reading... Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/25/didnt-need-air-conditioning-airport-cooled-natural-ventilation-reunion

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