Passive cooling techniques in medieval Indian stepwells

Stepwell is one of the unique medieval groundwater resource structures distributed across most of all the states in India. The main purpose of constructing stepped wells was to get access to the groundwater, but was also used for the storage of food, and as a summer shelter in medieval times. In tro...

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Published in:	Frontiers of architectural research Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 1447 - 1460
Main Authors:	Parmar, Samirsinh P., Mishra, Debi Prasad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nanjing Elsevier B.V 01.12.2024 Higher Education Press KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
Subjects:	Architectural design Architecture Building design Cattle Construction Cooling Design optimization Groundwater Heat Historical structures Medieval period Medieval stepwell Moisture content Passive cooling Radiation Stepwell components Summer Temperature reduction Thermal comfort Tropical environments Ventilation Winter India Passive cooling Stepwell components Medieval stepwell Temperature reduction Architectural design
ISSN:	2095-2635, 2095-2635
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