How I Live In The Hottest Place On Earth Using An Ancient AC System To Stay Cool!

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This desert in North America has become the hottest place on earth, its a new temperature record that has recently been broken, it measured a whopping 80.8% Celsius, that's 177.4 Fahrenheit in 2023!
It was recorded by two satellites that showed the hottest land surface area was in The Sonoaran desert, Mexico beating the record recorded of 70.7c from the Lut desert in Iran, known as one of the remotest and inhospitable places on earth.
What is shocking about the new record is that the Sonaran desert, isn’t so remote, it borders the united states, and has made headlines for migrants crossing the desert to reach Mexico's northern border.
The Sonoaran desert is also a popular tourist destination with idealic beaches along its coasts.
Unlike the desolate and inhospitable Lut desert, the Sonoran desert is one of the most bio-diverse deserts of earth, its mountains and canyons provide rivers and water source for 2000 native plant species and 350 species of birds call this place home amongst many other migrating species.
In the last decades more and more people have been moving to the Sonoran desert, particularly in southwestern united states which is seeing some of the fastest population growth rates.
Infrastructure such as concrete buildings & paved roads are increasing surface temperatures therefore using air conditioning systems have become a necessity.
However its crazy to think that people have been living in this very hot region for thousands of years quite comfortably without electric powered AC. Even today only 16% percent of Mexicans have air conditioning units in stark contrast to its neighbor The USA where 94% households have AC.
This is because of an ingenious building techniques that we are going to explore in this video, we are going to visit a home in the Sonoran desert that stays really cool despite the record breaking temperature and we are going to take some temperature tests to see how effective it really is and you’ll be amazed by the results...!
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[@dinarchik7632]

Brick roof vs modern solar panel roof. I rather choose second on sunny part.

[@abadyr_]

Pro tip: When it's 25 C° inside and 45 C° outside, don't open the doors and windows. Open everything at night, and close them in mid-morning.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

this is true but at the same time because the house has over hangs in front of the windows its actually creating an area of cool air in front of the house so even when you open the door and window you can feel a cool breeze as the heat from the top sucks in the cool air

[@lm-pw9ul]

At my place when it's 45°C outside, it's 50°C inside. The windows are facing West so they get direct sunlight in summer and get super hot starting from around 3pm and stays hot until late nights or early morning. Don't like to open windows because of dust, pollen and flies/insects. Some days can also get very humid.

[@JCR_cande]

Yes, I agree. Maintain all windows and doors closed when the highest temperatures, and open windows and the roof window at night to create natural ventilation. The hot air flows upwards, escape and force cool air to enter through the windows.

[@larsstougaard7097]

Pro tip : move to a cooler location

[@Cactii101]

Night time temps in the region during summer don't fall below 35C.

[@vasiliybox]

Am I the only one who sees the air conditioner on the wall opposite the entrance?)

[@hundertwetter]

At least 4 air conditioners!

[@fxgamer4870]

​@@hundertwetter according to one of her comment, it wasn't used in this video (while making the video) and also it's a rented property and some foreigners might demand AC, many other houses don't have it though.

[@worldtraveler930]

The building is covered with AC units! 🤨

[@luihuo5155]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ericscott3997]

@@fxgamer4870 It could have been used before the shooting of this video, hence lowering the floor temp in the home. It's disingenuous at best.

[@AhJodie]

In the Middle East, they also use underground tunnels to have the air circulate further down, and get cooler, where there is water, so they have access to water, and cooler homes.

[@jilaniena6774]

Bro can i get design details

[@TheRahsoft]

@@jilaniena6774 research qanats

[@triad6425]

@@jilaniena6774 Google qanat, there are a lot of good videos of them too

[@AhJodie]

@@jilaniena6774 Hi, just Google Iran ancient building cooling tunnels and towers.

[@TheDimsml]

@@jilaniena6774 Google for words quanat / kariz and ab anbar, and also look for windcatchers called bagir. When you see a picture of an adobe square tower, that is the thing.

[@eslnoob191]

I grew up in California and visited many of the old Spanish missions there. Everything about the construction is designed to keep the buildings cool. They are usually painted white to reflect sunlight, and the walls are very thick and well insulated, which helps in preventing the heat of the sun from reaching the inside of the structure. The adobe bricks used to make the buildings, which are made with a cement mixed with straw, stay quite cool as well. The flooring inside is all made of stone, which also helps in staying cool, and the missions feature courtyards which are designed to maximize shade all day long. The windows are also built in a way so that the amount of sunlight coming in is minimized as well. I always noticed how cool it was inside those buildings. The downside is that they are, of course, quite dark inside.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Thats very true and is a design from Muslims brought to Spain, this house was using all these principles except an inner court yard. This particular house was quite light and bright due to the south facing windows but the windows had an over hang to prevent direct sunlight penetrating inside, so it still kept it cool

[@eddyb2001]

Exactly it's all about the thermal mass and reducing heat gain.

[@markhathaway9456]

If they used CFL and LED lighting, it would remain cool.

[@mwnciboo]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="249">4:09</a> Air conditioner above her head... 😂😂😂

[@malayali_here]

😂😂

[@chessman4294]

True 😂😂😂😂

[@edge1481]

True, but that AC is tiny for the space, and they probably only use it for really hot days.

[@josdesouza]

Not just only built-in energy efficiency, but also artful beauty in harmony with the surroundings. I wish it were more widely adopted.

[@GaiaCarney]

@josdesouza - it is a beautiful design 💚

[@thetroytroycan]

Why don't YOU build one

[@eddyb2001]

Unfortunately, I almost bet US building codes would not let these be built.

[@markhathaway9456]

@@eddyb2001 Laws vary, but most important are structural integrity and safety. If those aren't violated, then it should be alright. Since those structure have been around a long time, it should be easy to make the case that they're plenty safe. Of course, the specialized construction techniques of the dome-builders might not be available everywhere. In those cases, there may have to be either another way of having the domes built properly or of adding strength to them.

[@SheridanAtwood-bd3ks]

I PERSONALLY DO LIVE IN THE SONORAN DESERT and I HAVE A HOME BUILT IN THIS MANNER and IT DEFINTELY STILL REQUIRES A MINISPLIT AND EVEN WITH THE MINISPLIT SET AT 62 DEGREES, MY TEMPETATURE IS NEARLY 100 DEGREES AT NIGHT! I have a 12000BTU minisplit for only 176 sq ft of a Morroccan Dome Home AND STILL IT IS HOTTER THAN HELL

[@Tangodawg55]

Are you in or near a city? Surrounded by concrete of asphalt? I’m trying to learn so asking with respect

[@charleshulsey3103]

Mexican craftsmanship is on a whole nother level.

[@will-bi4pj]

Yeah...lousy

[@thetroytroycan]

Really? Like what else. Oh the food is excellent

[@kwakka61]

Air temperature is what we use, not the temperature of the ground/floor surface.

[@andibowe6890]

Earthships use the temp below the Earth to heat & cool

[@kwakka61]

@@andibowe6890 that’s a house, not a ship.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Earthship is a type of house

[@RichardHarlos]

kwa wrote, _"Ari temperatrure is what we use, not the temperature of the gound/floor surface."_ Perhaps it would benefit you to understand a bit more about thermodynamic. Ground, air, surface, material properties, etc., all contribute to the overall movement and storage of heat throughout a structure. Too many people oversimplify too many things in order to create an illusion that they *'know'* what they're talking about when, in fact, they do not.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

​@@RichardHarlosthere is more than one way to measure temperature, as long as thr two temperatures taken are at the same altitude we can compare the two.. " In meteorology, we commonly distinguish between air temperature (near the surface or in altitude),surface temperature, soil temperature and water temperature and temperature in altitude. In addition, it should be noted that temperature is highly dependent on altitude. On average, the air cools by about 1°C per 100m elevation increase. Therefore, it is important to know at which altitude the measuring station is located and at which height the temperature sensor is fixed. In this way, the altitude of the station and the height of the instrument relative to the ground can be considered correctly."

[@Chrisshallperish]

The current official highest registered air temperature on Earth is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), recorded on 10 July 1913 at Furnace Creek Ranch, in Death Valley in the United States.

[@AlanMcYou]

These clowns are measuring the surface temperature. It is nonsense as is much of the video.

[@OutbackCottageOz]

Excellent, thank-you. Australia has a lot to learn from these Building Techniques!

[@jalitzaa.v4725]

It makes me feel sad to think about the 10% of Americans who don’t have ac

[@Jonathan-jo2xu]

It is sad that 90% of Americans believe they need AC. For thousands of years, we managed just fine without it. I spent the first 30 years of my life without it. Then, I moved somewhere where it was everywhere-in the house, in the car, at work. I too began to need it. It’s incredible how hot everything became. Additionally, in the winter, everything seemed colder, even though it was warmer in the winter and not much hotter in the summer. Interestingly enough, the area where I reside requires black asphalt roofs, which is absolutely ridiculous. It should be illegal to have black roofs in the South! Everybody loses except for the energy companies.

[@TM-100]

That's crazy! Why demand black asphalt roofing?! Many people live in apartment dwellings where the dome system isn't an option. ​@@Jonathan-jo2xu

[@karinhart489]

Lou Hoover designed Stanford University’s President Residence (SF Bay Area has a Mediterranean climate) incorporating many of the features in homes & buildings she saw in her lime living in Morocco. We need more of these types of building innovations, but earthquake safe.

[@estebancorral5151]

No where in the San Francisco peninsula has a Mediterranean climate. A dome construction is also preferable in an earthquake because it lateral force is dissipated through a wide area.

[@fairopenhonestx0275]

Late Iranian Architect, Nader Khalili, proposed and experimented ‘cooking/firing’ these clay adobe buildings. He also proposed a gravel bed foundation. This combo would provide earthquake resistance! His children have been teaching his fascinating adobe techniques at their school “Cal Earth Foundation” in Southern California…

[@estebancorral5151]

@@fairopenhonestx0275 I know. I read both his books Ceramic Houses and Racing Alone. He found an old English word derived from Farsi , “ Geltaftan” which means pretty much what his technique entails. In 2002, I finally got to meet him in Hesperia, California. He was explains the use of white wash as a coating for buildings. I told him that white paint made from lime.milk and vinegar was a better option for a dome. The paint is elastic and expands and at the same rate at which the dome dissipates heat. The color white reflects the light. However, the convexity of the dome refracts light which is much better. Sadly, within four years time he had died.

[@tiffanyv7040]

This all makes so much sense. Roasting in a "modern" house when the ac condenser froze, and looking to see how the world survived with no AC. Thank you!!!

[@bearnaff9387]

What else can be done to cool a house without conventional AC? Lots! If, during your construction, you're able to get use of a backhoe or digger, you can use it to dig a 1.5-2m(5-6ft) trench for 10-15m (30-50ft). Then you place a tunnel of rigid material down there, like concrete conduit. One end of the tunnel should end inside your home, on a lower level, and one end should terminate outside in a covered area protected from animals by mesh. The temperature down there should be notably lower than the daytime high temperature and you can use the air to cool your home either by pulling it in with a fan, or using thermal ventilation like in this dome. There also exist paints, that can be made in a garage lab, that can convert ambient heat into a specific wavelength of IR that our atmosphere is completely transparent to. What does this mean? It means that a surface coated in this paint can cool itself up to 10C (18F) IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. It's not a huge amount of cooling, but it works all the time and can just be used as a nice, white paint. (It is fragile as a paint, and kinda expensive, so it will need a protective coating, but it still just sends almost 20F of heat zooming off into space without power.)

[@tarabottogino]

The color white of the house is what really help keep the temperature down!

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Its one element but having lived in a white building myself that alone is not enough, high ceilings and overhangs really are important because even with white walls if the windows face the sun, it will get very hot inside

[@genespell4340]

​@@LeafofLifeWorldthat's because people won't put shades or blinds on the outside of the windows.

[@markhathaway9456]

@@LeafofLifeWorld We need home plans which use that solar heat for heating water and designs which also block sunlight where we want to live most. Add underground air flow for cooling or maybe a passive solar mass wall for storing heat for air warming at night. There are a lot of different passive elements which can be used. Practically NONE of U.S. houses use these. We're a commercially-driven place.

[@DioDiDiscovery]

There is a mini split AC on wall in first scene in the house, how silly a video….

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Its there because in July and August is the rainy season and is humid, so maybe needed during that time, thats only some houses have this probably because it is a rented property and some foreigners demand ac. But it wasn't used in this video

[@DioDiDiscovery]

That is not true, I live in the Sonora desert and have stayed in those house for vacation in May, June, July August and Sept, with out the mini split AC they are hot and miserable.

[@RichardHarlos]

And yet, the fact remains that only 16% of Mexican homes have air-conditioning so... what exactly is your point? That they used a very nice house to illustrate their points, but that particular house has some A/C for extreme temperature incidents? How silly a counterpoint...

[@cynthiaboggs1730]

Your view sucks

[@cynthiaboggs1730]

Your silly and your view sucks

[@peterlee9691]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="259">4:19</a> I am sure the red brick dome is not uniquely Mexican but a Spanish boveda ceiling or Catalan vault ceiling used as far back as Ancient Rome.

[@RR-kz4hq]

There is an air conditioner on the wall lolol

[@micahl2737]

The temperature is supposed to be measured in the shade, not on the ground that is being heated directly by the sun. There's going to be a big difference between sun and shade outside.

[@stev838]

You can bet the alarmist are measuring black soil in full sun . Last year they touted water temps in a four foot deep back water at a marina The sea ice pack is at a twenty year high .

[@zilly1]

In Malaysia and Indonesia they use thatch roof with a vent near the top where all the heat escapes but rain cannot get in. These houses are not dome shaped but more rectangular. These traditional houses have no A/C at all just gentle cool breezes. The key I think is the vent near the top and not the shape.

[@SystemsPlanet]

Takes very dry air to cool

[@RichardHarlos]

They're talking about cooling homes in deserts, hence, very dry air is the norm.

[@rahulk2633]

How effective would they be in indian cities?

[@TheSilmarillian]

Remote rural off grid here down under , have embarked on an extension using packed Earth car and truck tires got the idea from Mexico where they build such things. Using the peak of the building as a flow through of hot air and having tubing at just above ground level , created the same as a cave cool air gets drawn in. Also painted the roof of the house, workshop ect with eco paint , its very white and reflects up to 80 percent of UV., and around seventy percent of heat ... 45 degrees outside main core of the house is around 30 or so, works.

[@jamesbell739]

Those aren't new techniques..... Architecture that promotes airflow and natural cooling has been around for thousands of year. We stopped using them because of electric AC and heat.

[@RichardHarlos]

Then we made a very poor choice indeed. So many areas of the planet, in particular large metropolitan areas, have built building and roads that are not designed to naturally regulate temperature. In doing this, we have only made our temperature regulation more difficult... and costly.

[@jamesbell739]

@@RichardHarlos You're absolutely correct.

[@meta5291]

There are videos from Iran on yt about how they use ventilation towers...

[@neepsmcfly4176]

She's spoken several times throughout her video about so many previous cultures using their techniques. So I'm not sure why you're repeating her. You're exactly as smart as someone who paid attention.

[@Poppy_love59]

117*F outside, 77*F inside Still not cool enough for me ! Under ground houses in my area maintain a 55*F temp year round so only a little heat needed in wintertime!

[@RichardHarlos]

That sounds interesting. What area are you referring to? I'd like to learn more.

[@paulhefferan8106]

Sounds like Coober Pedy. Limestone is wonderful stuff.

[@markhathaway9456]

If the exterior is painted with the new cooling paint and the house walls are thicker for insulation, then you could achieve more passively. The exterior/under-house tunnels for cooling of air flow is also interesting (though perhaps hard to add after the house is built).

[@Marsha-yl8wl]

My wiring will no longer allow one. Ten years ago the quote was 15,000. I don't have in any way or form. So as soon as I can afford to buy sand, I'm building an earth home in Oklahoma near Tulsa.

[@LordWalsallian]

AC has been a game changer for me. I live in England where houses are built for cold and wet rather than hot and dry with my house having tonnes of insulation in the walls and roof and most people have central heating but don’t have air conditioning. In Summer we often surpass 35C and the inside of my house is like a greenhouse. 😭🔥 bought a little mobile air conditioner after a summer of almost 40C heat and it’s made such a difference 😍

[@golambhai1096]

Excellent share sister. Keep up the good work. Now I know the purpose of Dome architecture. Thanks a lot.

[@user-vc7wg6hc2w]

Same as the Temples in Thailand, very tall structures with high sloping roofs ending in a sharp point, the radiated heat doesn't get down to the floor so sitting there, very comfy, while outside very hot.

[@jeffverysmallhouse]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@youngtevanced8818]

Wow, never thought of it. Thanks for sharing. Great content by the way.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Thanks for watching!

[@parisang3032]

Our apartment should build all like round shape to prevent heat wave coming

[@georgepearson3659]

Interesting at 4 minutes 15 seconds they show a shot of the room and what looks like a mini split shows on the right side. You can also see a fan in the corner.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Sure ac can be also used for heating it gets cold in the desert at night for some people

[@shubbar]

Are you suggesting that those bricks that defy gravity do not also defy thermodynamic laws?

[@JohnGosson-ff8ug]

Those air conditioning units don't look that ancient, at least not as old as mine.

[@mihaistroescu6563]

Variable insulation (shutters for windows, doors, walls and roof). Opened during night. Natural ventilation from north side. If the floor if not insulated from ground is cool enough. It works if there is a difference of temperatures between day and night. In summer, in my little wooden house, 80 sqm, outside 31 C, inside 18 C with closed shutters. Without cooking.

[@dirty46]

The Sonoran Desert is the wetest desert on the planet which is why it's able to sustain so much more life than some others with similar temps.

[@DerekDAngel]

Thank you so much for showing us this. I can't thank you enough... this is life saving information. I'm so appreciative I got to see this data. I am definitely subscribing!

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Glad it was helpful!

[@richardlilley6274]

Thanks for sharing

[@151mcx]

no AC in the dome, yet, there is a mini split mounted. Oh joy!

[@elsadugas7870]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I saw a wall unit inside that is part of a split AC system. Or was that for heating? The measured difference was amazing though.

[@aquariusjames6360]

Love this, best video yet Leaf of Life!

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Wow, thanks!

[@theuglykwan]

They should add in earth cooling tubes, tubes buried under ground so the air that vents into the house is cooled by the earth.

[@raqib71]

Great thinking

[@johanna006]

So, basically a chimney then. In Malaysia, we use a turbine ventilator, which allows hot air between the roof and ceiling to escape.

[@thombaz]

It's easy to build a house against heat or against cold, but the really hard thing is to build a 4 season house. We in Europe don not use these methods, because we have very cold winters and very hot summers.

[@jamessang5027]

Excellent ideas !

[@rush9560]

Does anyone else see the mini split unit above the wooden arched door in the living room? Pretty cool design, but the home definitely has electric powered AC.

[@lisapezzella522]

How do I find out more about building one of these or having someone build one.

[@teachercatalan952]

Come to Mexico Sonora or Guadalajara there you'll find people skilled to do this, jus be sure about because not everyone is that skilled. Takes years to become a master

[@Lovely-dl5cw]

Really a good solution to reduce heat❤❤❤

[@SheridanAtwood-bd3ks]

The house toured shows an installed minisplit hvac system inside and out, showing that this house is NOT adequately cooled with ancient methods

[@randoms1000]

Domes are more earthquake resistant and a lot stronger than a flat roof. Very informative and useful video, Leaf of Life. I was in some strong earthquakes and saw a lot of flat roof buildings that collapsed. In fact I often wondered why churches with domes in summer were very cool compared to the temperatures outside, I just thought it was because they were large and dark, without many windows but actually they often had a lot of windows. Hopefully more people will try start building domes to cool their homes down naturally instead of using Air con which heats up the temperatures outside houses, offices and apartment buildings and can get dirty quickly and harbor some nasties. I always feel bad when I get an Uber driver on hot days and they have strong A.C. and a recurring cough or some kind of nasal problem, its so sad their job is making them sick. I also had a job with a horrible AC and no one wanted to open the window to get fresh air. I constantly had headaches and low energy. Great video yet again, your recent videos have been really good actually, much love Leaf of Life you seem to be working really hard on these videos they must be a lot of work, I hope millions and millions of people see this video and are inspired to build domes houses and use less AC which is very bad for the environment! Thanks for sharing this, the house look really nice and comfortable as well, I would LOVE to live there. BTW The world will be a better healthier place if everyone watches your videos i think sometimes! REALLY Great video once again Leaf of Life!

[@ramyhuber8392]

Seems like many of us could be applying these techniques, and saving a great deal of energy and expenditure. Am not sure though about my local building codes and how much of this type of construction would be approved.

[@philiptaylor7902]

Loving this mini series in Mexico.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

👍😄

[@ankursinghkashyap]

If that house is so cool, why was there an outdoor AC unit?

[@SquirrelTheorist]

Where was it?

[@ShyamAndBillie]

Wow, I live in a desert in North Western India, we have ancient domed clay houses, now I know why

[@maxhugen]

There are many useful ideas to help make a dwelling more livable in climatic extremes. But too often they come with an upfront price tag that people can't afford. I previously owned a double brick home with a tile roof in Australia that was way cooler inside, had no AC, just ceiling fans. But that form of construction is considerably more expensive than common alternatives.

[@davepennington3573]

Try to find someplace using this technique where the humidity isn't super low. Good luck!

[@budisutanto5987]

Double flat roof & double wall, which well ventilated in between are easier to build.

[@RideWhileYouCan]

Well, i saw an airconditioning system installed. Thats why its cooler insided there.

[@NSResponder]

The brick domes you're showing aren't unique to Mexico. They're called "Bovedas Catalanas", and they're well-known in Spain, Morocco, and other places around the mediterranean.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

thats true but the style in which they build them are unique to Mexico

[@timothycrowe2889]

I hate to break it to you but at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="379">6:19</a> in the video. That thing on the right side of the wall beside the light on the top of the wall. Is an air conditioning unit.

[@CaptainManic2010]

Your videos give my dreams hope. You make my heart and soul smile. One day I'm going to build my home with the ideas you've shared. I'm so grateful for your passion and your work. Thank you and your team.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Go for it!

[@rrosho]

It's surprising to see a drop of 23 deg c. in Southern part of India we treat rcc roof (weathering course)with 5inches of broken bricks(surki) with lime and lay pressed clay tiles and paint it white. despite all these efforts temp diff is hardly 10 deg deg C -42deg c outside to 32 deg c inside

[@markhathaway9456]

Time to reconsider the plan. It may be the roof shade, created from the walls around the top. It may be the kind of paint. It may be the design of the interior of the dome.

[@jarekwanczewski8864]

really cool video

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Thanks!

[@DH-sw6vg]

Wow, I wonder how much cooling effect those two split A/C systems on the flat roof contribute to that temperature drop.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

and could it be that they are used only in very extreme conditions or in the winters when its cold?

[@TheVigilantStewards]

What a great video

[@tom4ivo]

The white paint is a major factor as well. I experimented on a south facing outside wall, and white paint was 20-30 deg F cooler than a medium (more than 50% reflective) blue paint. Most of the heat inside was coming through the roof, though, which was 3 tab asphalt shingles. I wish I could cover the roof with something white. It should be noted that not all white paints are equal, as only some reflect infrared radiation, and half the solar radiation hitting the Earth's surface is in the infrared.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

That is soooo true

[@mikkinikki1902]

those masons/bricklayers should be making $1million a year...

[@eddyb2001]

Thank you for producing the video. It's well done and informative. More people need to see the flaws in conventional United States construction practices. All you need to do now is add this ultra-white paint developed by researchers at Purdue University. This paint is designed to reflect a significant portion of sunlight and radiate infrared heat away from surfaces, thereby cooling them.

[@gregorylewis9442]

So Awesome 👍😎

[@Thetruepredictor]

Reminds me of the dome/Firmament over our stationary Plane realm/world we live in. God really is the master designer.

[@danamoose1234]

"All revolves around a feature that's right above me" as she is standing right under the mini split lol!

[@ab1234937]

Ur reading under the sun 47c But if u r reading in the shade will be 40c or under. We have ahot climate in the shade 47c or above. Sorry if i have a mistake . And thank u for this amazing video 😘

[@LavenderLori406]

Is that dome building technique called something specifically? I'd like to do more research. Thanks

[@sarvajitpatel]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="260">4:20</a> right above me😂😂😂😂

[@luizmoura455]

You shouldn't have used the thermometer directly under the sun. To measure only the air temperature you should at least have put it in a shade outside.

[@basiliobastardo255]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="215">3:35</a> you measured temp on a soil area, I bet it much hotter on cemented part outside .

[@wontonmin6481]

Beautiful 🏡

[@xaviy649]

pro tip: get some mini-splits a/c system like that house has on the roof!

[@gjw2wj469]

There is a coolant paint which can be used to paint the house just like any other paint and it can reduce internal temperature upto 30%.

[@user-xg1it4ok2h]

My solar cooker would work so well out in that dessert !!

[@TaterPS]

That place has minisplits everywhere.

[@bedubbinaz]

Where in Mexico did you go? I live in Tucson, AZ in the top part of the Sonoran Desert and would love to go see these!!

[@LavenderLori406]

Passive geothermal tubing also helps

[@HongleeLeang]

Nice!!

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@danielhurst8863]

The Mexican brick dome construction is awesome, but very limited in where it can be built. That dome will likely collapse in a decent sized earthquake, and provides less resistance to tornados and super strong winds. It works it a particular part of the World, but in many places in the United States, it would not meet building codes.

[@markhathaway9456]

That's likely true. A modern design should be considered to keep the good qualities and add strength and flexibility.

[@ArtemisRahl15]

Can these domes work in hot and humid areas too?

[@jalene150]

25°c is certainly better than 47°c, but I rather stick to my A/C. The environment just gotta take one for the team

[@djovitadiyami6085]

Where I live at present outside temperature is 27°C,humidity 56% and UV extreme. It's impossibly to sit in the Sun for few seconds;it's burning hot. I see else where in the world now temperatures are above 50°C can any one tell me how people survive?

[@ih1955]

I like that shaving brush microphone that she's using!

[@Chris-by8eh]

makes no seance, temp out side was 46C but somehow this is coming into the house at 23c and hot air rises to top of roof . out out at the top. ?

[@CIS101]

First video for me from this channel. At first I thought it was robo narration until the host starting narrating in person. Anyway, I'm very interested in this topic.

[@kennethcoutinho4439]

Awesome......

[@karotregalado8354]

I think to combat heat in their place is to plant a lot of trees, fruits and flowers.

[@LeafofLifeWorld]

Great idea

[@higheriam]

Cool ❤

[@Clouds-su3dc]

The newest paint called Burnham sulphate white paint is 5 to 10 times stronger for its cooling affect then commercial white paints that reflect 80 to 90% of sunlight due to its 98.5% sunlight reflection. this is where they should paint that over their house in those areas.

[@prashant263]

Looks like an exaggerated claim. This structure will definitely improve coolness but around 22 degrees Celsius is too much. I can also see some Split A/c s on the wall. Why they are fitted at all if the structure is so effective. It depends on how much cool was overnight & how much you retain in your house throughout the day & only hot air flow will not reduce temp so drastically. Then also it will be a maximum difference of 8 to 10 degrees Celcius.(our experience of staying in tropical areas where temp often reaches 40 to 42 degrees in summer.)

[@griffingibson4389]

incredible

[@koushinproductions]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="295">4:55</a> well well well, what's that thing on the right side above the door eh?