Maximizing natural conditioning for buildings in 3 major African climates

 It takes skill and tenacity to coax nature to relinquish its treasures. When we tire of the effort, we resort to the synthetic which only mimics but can never equal the real thing. Within its climatic extremes, nature contains the comfort conditions we need. The effort to achieve natural conditioning is well worth it because synthetic buildings not only fail to adequately substitute, they also come at a steep environmental, social and economic cost. Natural conditioning is a treasure that we must re-discover.