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Notes from the Built Environment

Field notes on climate, materials, and the components that decide how a building behaves, and how AI helps us read them at the scale of a city.

Climate · Materials · June 2026 · 8 min read
The 2026 European Heat Dome
Why our concrete cities are failing, how architecture must fight back, and how AI can predict and optimize the best ways to stay cool.
A stagnant heat dome pushed late-June temperatures 14–18°C above normal and left more than 1,300 people dead. Most European homes were built to trap warmth, not shed it. We look at the materials, components, and design moves that pull heat back out of the building, and how AI can help retrofit what already stands.
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