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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: FRG_03 Date: May 31, 2023, 3:01 am
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[quote author=90sRetroFan link=topic=75.msg20011#msg20011
date=1685492249]
Continuing from:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/dress-decolonization/msg10208/#msg10208
[quote]Tumble driers (another Western invention, of course) are
even more absurdly wasteful; I never saw any reason to use them.
What is wrong with simply letting laundry dry by itself?
Yet I know of some Western residential compounds where it is
actually forbidden to dry laundry outdoors, supposedly for the
sake of maintaining the view![/quote]
another benefit to hanging laundry outdoors to dry, which I
forgot to mention last time, is that it considerably cools the
air in the vicinity from evaporation of the water absorbing
ambient heat! This effect is especially beneficial during
summer.
But of course Westerners would rather dry using a tumble drier
and cool using an air conditioner, both of which actually
generate additional heat. This is how inferior Western
civilization is.
See also:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/decolonized-housing-(america-edition)/msg14085/?topicseen#msg14085
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/decolonized-housing-(america-edition)/msg14831/?topicseen#msg14831
[/quote]
Lint gets backed up in the vents and many people don't clean
them out spreading the smell of strong lint and mold all around
their house. I know some houses that permanently smell like this
spreading out to the sidewalk and other properties. Can't they
at least take care of their own filth?
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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: 90sRetroFan Date: July 20, 2023, 10:55 pm
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-ghost-town-mansions-reclaimed-044710409.html
[quote]Chinese ghost town of mansions reclaimed by farmers
...
the State Guest Mansions project -- lavishly planned as 260
European-style villas complete with swanky facilities for
visitors of the provincial government -- was abandoned.
Local farmers now plough land that was envisaged as manicured
gardens for the wealthy and politically connected[/quote]
:)
[quote]"This place is great for exploring, so I like to hang
around here... and film a few clips," said a black-clad drone
flier as he rested on the marble floor beneath a vast, tarnished
chandelier.
Around him, gloomy alcoves stored haphazard stacks of dust-caked
furniture in styles that evoked France's Palace of
Versailles.[/quote]
Have people learned to stop being Eurocentrists? Or will they
resume as soon as economic conditions improve? We will have to
wait and see.....
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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: 90sRetroFan Date: July 22, 2023, 6:18 pm
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HTML https://us.yahoo.com/news/irans-ancient-wind-catchers-beat-025039740.html
[quote]Iran's ancient 'wind catchers' beat the heat naturally
Tall, chimney-like towers rise from centuries-old adobe houses
in Iran's desert city of Yazd, drawing in a pleasant breeze for
residents of one of the hottest cities on earth.
The wind catchers, called badgirs in Persian, are just one of
the engineering marvels inhabitants have developed in this
ancient city in central Iran -- where temperatures reach well
over 40 degrees celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in the summer.
And, unlike energy-guzzling air-conditioners, they're cost and
carbon-free.
"For centuries, before we had electricity, they made it possible
to cool dwellings," said Abdolmajid Shakeri, the provincial
deputy of Iran's cultural heritage and tourism ministry.
The oldest of the city's 700 wind catchers dates back to the
14th century, but the architectural feature is believed to date
back as far as 2,500 years when the Persian Empire ruled over
much of the Middle East.
...
"Thanks to them, people lived at ease," he added, describing how
the wind catchers pull fresh air into buildings and allow hot
air to ventilate out through large vertical slots.
Majid Oloumi, the head of Dowlatabad garden, home to a towering
33-metre (100 foot) wind catcher -- one of the tallest in the
world -- described the cooling method as "totally clean because
it uses neither electricity nor polluting materials".
...
Similarly, ventilation inspired by "termite mounds, an approach
similar to that of badgirs" were built atop Eastgate Centre, a
shopping mall and office complex in Harare, Zimbabwe.[/quote]
See also:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/decolonized-housing-(america-edition)/msg14085/?topicseen#msg14085
Continuing:
[quote]"Unfortunately, our ancestral heritage has been
forgotten," especially since the emergence of air conditioners,
said Oloumi.
...
"Today, house architecture imitates that in other countries, and
cement-based construction does not correspond to the climate of
Yazd," he added.[/quote]
Be specific! Which other countries? What do they have in common?
(Hint: they all belong to the same one civilization.)
[quote]Kamaraji says bioclimatic architecture has waned due to
economic constraints and modern construction methods that
"largely favour the use of energy and fossil fuel intensive
materials".[/quote]
Which one civilization do all these materials come from?
[quote]Another sustainable architectural feature of Yazd is its
system of underground aqueducts called qanats, which transport
water from underground wells, aquifers or the mountains.
"These underground aqueducts have great utility," said Zohreh
Montazer, an expert on the water system. "They constitute a
source of water supply and make it possible to cool the
dwellings and to preserve food at an ideal temperature."
Iran is estimated to have around 33,000 operational qanats
today, a significant drop from the 50,000 in use in the mid-20th
century.[/quote]
See also:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/mythical-world/aryan-hydraulic-empire/
Continuing:
[quote]"The day when fossil fuels run out," said Montazer, "we
will have to return to these methods."[/quote]
But first we will have to make sure that one particular gene
pool also runs out.
Woke comments:
[quote]I am an Iranian. The building in front of the photo
seems to be the subject, the mosques are farther at the rear.
Badgir is actually a 'Solar Chimney' used by ancient Iranians
that produces an airflow upon a small 'pool of water' causing
the water to evaporate and as a result make you feel
'cooler'.[/quote]
[quote]My great grandfather's house in India was built in the
1940s. the ceilings are 12 feet high. In addition to the windows
at the normal height, about 4 feet, there are windows at the 10
feet level that can be opened and closed from the floor via a
mechanism involving ropes. People have always known that hot air
rises.[/quote]
[quote]The Native Americans have cave dwellings that keep you
cool in summer and warm in winter. The ancient people all over
the world came up with natural ways to solve problems like
that.[/quote]
[quote]So often the wisdom of the ancients are forgotten and
ignored. So often so many of us are taught to believe that only
new things count. Not too late to take a step back and examine
the value of what was and we may just end applications much
needed today.[/quote]
See also:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/decolonized-housing-(america-edition)/msg20011/#msg20011
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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: rp Date: August 26, 2023, 10:14 am
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HTML https://twitter.com/AgentSaffron/status/1695445106097099164
[quote]Saudi is already building a traditional walkable version
of ancient Diriyah city.
We can also remake many traditional Indian cities as walkable
and vehicle free.
[img]
HTML https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4duVJFX0AEpFER?format=jpg&name=medium[/img]
[img]
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[img]
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HTML https://twitter.com/reddy2002_varun/status/1695443408897126542
[quote]Saudi Arabia actually wants to build a futuristic city
whose main idea is "No Cars".
Even desert dwelling Petrol salesmen have common sense unlike
Hindu Twitter.
Every Indian city video has one thing in common.
NonStop car Horns with Dust,Smoke.[/quote]
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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: antihellenistic Date: September 1, 2023, 2:43 am
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Housing De-westernization
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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: 90sRetroFan Date: September 11, 2023, 5:16 pm
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/mind-blowing-side-side-photos-173000249.html
[quote]Mind-blowing side-by-side photos reveal the hidden cost
of mowing your lawn
...
The photo of the unmowed area showed the thermometer reading
25.5 degrees Celsius, or just under 78 degrees Fahrenheit. But
the temperature of the mown part of the lawn was a whopping 34.3
Celsius (around 94 degrees Fahrenheit) — almost 10 degrees
hotter in Celsius and almost 20 degrees higher in
Fahrenheit.[/quote]
See also:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/decolonized-housing-(america-edition)/msg14278/#msg14278
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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: 90sRetroFan Date: September 20, 2023, 12:05 pm
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Some success:
HTML https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-09-13/california-legislators-target-nonfunctional-grass
[quote]Outdoor watering accounts for roughly half of total water
use in Southern California’s cities and suburbs, and a large
portion of that water is sprayed from sprinklers to keep grass
green.
Under a bill passed by state legislators this week, California
will soon outlaw using drinking water for some of those vast
expanses of grass — the purely decorative patches of green that
are mowed but never walked on or used for recreation.
Grass covers an estimated 218,000 acres in the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California’s six-county area. Nearly
a quarter of that, or up to 51,000 acres, is categorized as
“nonfunctional” turf — the sort of grass that fills spaces along
roads and sidewalks, in front of businesses, and around parking
lots.
This unused grass covers an area roughly 12 times the size of
Griffith Park. By eliminating this grass and replacing it with
landscaping that fits Southern California’s arid climate, the
district estimates the region could reduce total water use by
nearly 10%.
...
Ortega said the legislation is overdue.
“Wasteful outdoor irrigation is a major challenge to our ability
to adapt to climate change,” Ortega said.
...
In cities across the West, areas with unused grass have become a
major target for urban water managers as they look for ways to
quickly and permanently reduce water use. Some officials have
been talking about nonfunctional turf so much that they
abbreviate it with the acronym “NFT.”
The efforts to move away from grass also reflect a shift in
aesthetics and values, linked to growing scarcity and simple
economics. Where once it might have seemed acceptable to line
suburban streets with lush landscapes reminiscent of English
estates, there is now widespread agreement that it doesn’t make
sense for cities to pump water long distances and treat it to
drinking water standards — only to spray it on grass that serves
no real purpose.
Last year, the leaders of 30 water agencies that supply cities
from Denver to San Diego signed an agreement setting a goal of
removing 30% of the existing nonfunctional grass — and replacing
it with “drought- and climate-resilient landscaping,” while also
maintaining trees.[/quote]
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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: ThePurge Date: October 1, 2023, 2:16 pm
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This realization seems to be catching on:
How to cool our homes (even without ACs)
[quote]As the planet gets hotter, more people use air
conditioners to keep cool. Running these takes lots of energy,
which means emissions that then further speed up global warming.
Rethinking our architecture and using more efficient cooling
technologies could help us break this vicious circle.
#PlanetA #AirConditioner #GlobalWarming[/quote]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKbEOMCsqaI
See also:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-a-health-hazard/?message=18666
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-a-health-hazard/?message=18709
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-a-health-hazard/?message=19756
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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: rp Date: January 1, 2024, 7:05 pm
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HTML https://twitter.com/Desi_Landshark/status/1733560527308132565
[quote]
Indian Landshark
@Desi_Landshark
In pajeet land, apartment high rise are built so close to each
other that residents never get direct sunlight in their balcony
but the builders ask Rs 2cr for a 1400 sqft 3bhk flat in the
name of gated society.
“It’s gated society Saar, no outsider pajeet is allowed Saar”
[img width=960
height=1280]
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[img width=960
height=1280]
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Re: Decolonized Housing
By: 90sRetroFan Date: January 1, 2024, 7:17 pm
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Which is supposed to be good and which is supposed to be bad?
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