Retrofit existing housing and landscaping and design new housing and landscaping to achieve sustainable cooling levels and minimize the need for cooling centers and/or electric air conditioners. Require passive cooling design in non-tribal new housing. Incorporate landscaping with cooling in mind. Designs could incorporate traditional longhouse features and native trees and shrubs, with deciduous trees on the southern and western exposures of homes.
Tribe: Swinomish Tribe
View Source Document: Swinomish Climate Change Initiative Climate Adaptation Action Plan
Year: 2010
Topic:
Heat-related Illness: Housing retrofit and design for passive cooling.
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Region: Northwest
Timeframe: Ongoing for retrofit/new construction; code changes 1-3 yrs.
