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Diné builder uses traditional hogans to beat desert heat

Original: 🪵 ICYMI: Diné farmer and builder Roberto Nutlouis constructs traditional # hogans using # wood and # earth to create pas

Diné farmer and builder Roberto Nutlouis constructs traditional hogans from wood and earth, designed as passive thermal barriers against desert heat. In a PBS NOVA Knowledge Keepers segment, STEM instructor Dawnlei Ben uses infrared cameras to demonstrate how these Indigenous building techniques keep interiors cool, drawing attention to traditional Navajo architecture and its relevance to sustainable, low-energy design today.

Why now: A PBS NOVA segment showcasing how traditional Navajo architecture passively combats desert heat has renewed interest in Indigenous knowledge and sustainable building.

Roberto NutlouisDawnlei BenPBS NOVANavajo Nation

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• 🪵 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… · tksst@fediscience.org · 3

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