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  • ExpandWelcome to the Basic Principles of Climate Responsive Design
    • ExpandFactors in the Climatic Thermal Design of Buildings
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    Basic Principles in Climatic Design

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    Driving Temperature

    The difference in temperature across a building element which causes heat flow from the hotter to the colder side.

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