Saudi
Viral: As temperatures touch 50°C, Saudi ‘green’ house gain attention
The house appears nothing less than a tiny hill draped in climbers.
As the temperature of Saudi Arabia soar, a house in the country has gained enough attention for being enveloped with greenery to keep the temperature low by a few degress.
As the scorching heat gain peaks, around 50 degrees Celsius in the Gulf, a house has been covered with climbing greenery. While the location and identity of the family has not been revealed, the house which appears nothing less than a tiny hill draped in climbers.
Green roofs can decrease heat absorption through ceilings, "which results in lower indoor temperature and improvement of thermal comfort for inhabitants". Increasing number of people are turning to roof gardening as a way to beat the summer heat.
