Mónica Rácz from ArchSus Group, Hungary won a Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize for “White Canvas: Health center and school in refugee camp” in Bassikounou, Mauritania. The project uses only the energy from nature and diurnal temperature variations to improve living conditions in easily-erectable tent structures fitted with phase change material accumulators that provide air-conditioning across hot days and cold nights without additional energy requirements.
Last updated: October 24, 2014 Beirut, Lebanon
Mónica Rácz from ArchSus Group, Hungary won a Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize for “White Canvas: Health center and school in refugee camp” in Bassikounou, Mauritania. The project uses only the energy from nature and diurnal temperature variations to improve living conditions in easily-erectable tent structures fitted with phase change material accumulators that provide air-conditioning across hot days and cold nights without additional energy requirements.