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claim:summer-in-japan-is-hot-and-sticky-cross-ventilation-is-easily-achieved-with-shallow-6-m-deep-apartments

Summer in Japan is hot and sticky; cross ventilation is easily achieved with shallow 6 m deep apartments.

Functional benefit of the narrow building footprint.

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Cross Ventilation
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Natural breeze passing through an apartment via opposing windows, important in hot, humid climates.

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Survey Question 9.
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