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A shallow, open floor plan allows free flow of cross ventilation through the house
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Airflow can be directed across thermal mass in the ceiling, floor, or elsewhere inside the home through various window and louver configurations
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Casement windows or wing walls can create zones of higher pressure (right) and lower pressure (left) to encourage cross ventilation when wind is flowing parallel to window openings
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Comfort ventilation focuses on airflow over occupants; in this example of wind-driven cross ventilation, the air is directed through the main occupied areas of the bedroom
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Extreme weather, such as wind, fire, flood, or extreme heat (included in the Severe Weather category above) causes most large electric disturbance events in the U.S (defined as affecting at least 50,000 customers) (data from 2000-2016)
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Locating windows on adjacent and opposite sides of the house will allow cross ventilation regardless of wind direction
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The light-colored exterior roll-down shades on this building, and the shaded entryway provide very effective control of solar heat gain
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The operable windows in this house are located at occupant level to provide comfort ventilation.
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The window awnings on this house provide a simple but very effective way to reduce solar gains while still allowing view, daylight, and ventilation through the windows
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These aluminum Bahama shutters shade west-facing windows from afternoon sun and are approved for hurricane protection
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When averaged over several years, more fatalities are caused by extreme heat than by any other weather-related hazard
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