This past summer, DUSP doctoral student Sylvia Riofrío Jimenez spent time at the Federal University of Amazonas in the largest Amazonian city of Manaus, alongside Professor Gabriella Carolini and the City Infrastructure Equity Lab partner Professor Marcos Cereto, studying heat planning potentialities in the tropics. She is examining how locally informed architectural strategies — particularly double-roof designs and different building materials — can help buildings in Manaus adapt to extreme heat, using sensors to monitor temperature, humidity, and air quality and generate evidence for climate-responsive planning and public policy.
Read more about Sylvia’s work via the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) website: https://ufam.edu.br/noticias/7913-pesquisadora-do-mit-visita-manaus-para-desenvolver-estudo-sobre-arquitetura-e-clima-na-amazonia.html
