Traditional Navajo hogan construction using wood and earth effectively creates passive thermal barriers that reduce indoor temperatures in desert environments.

🪵 ICYMI: Diné farmer and builder Roberto Nutlouis constructs traditional #hogans using #wood and #earth to create passive thermal barriers against #desert heat. In this #PBS NOVA Knowledge Keepers clip, #STEM instructor Dawnlei Ben uses #infrared cameras to show how high-mass earthen walls and east-facing doors maintain cool indoor #temperatures. 👉 https://seethis.tv/post/how-is-extreme-heat-blocked-by-this-wood-and-earth-dine-navajo-hogan #arizona #climatechange #climate #weather #sustainability #engineering #physics #science #materials #mud #indigenouspeoples #navajo #traditions #kids #teachers #shapes #construction #heat #howthingsaremade #trees #tksst #video

🪵 ICYMI: Diné farmer and builder Roberto Nutlouis constructs traditional #hogans using #wood and #earth to create passive thermal barriers against #desert heat. In this #PBS NOVA Knowledge Keepers clip, #STEM instructor Dawnlei Ben uses #infrared cameras to show how high-mass earthen walls and east-facing doors maintain cool indoor #temperatures. 👉 https://seethis.tv/post/how-is-extreme-heat-blocked-by-this-wood-and-earth-dine-navajo-hogan #arizona #climatechange #climate #weather #sustainability #engineering #physics #science #materials #mud #indigenouspeoples #navajo #traditions #kids #teachers #shapes #construction #heat #howthingsaremade #trees #tksst #video