Night-flush cooling

Opens the building to cool night air, pre-cooling thermal mass for the next day (relies on passive/natural ventilation).

Cost
Low
Upkeep
Occasional
Skill to build
Basic
Lifespan
Matches building operable-opening lifespan (a strategy/operating practice, not a separate physical component)
Embodied carbon
None
Space / material use
None
Output timing
Weather/time-dependent
Skill to repair
Basic

Note: Cost, carbon and footprint are rated against the other options for this same need, not in absolute terms.

What your site needs

A climate with a real day/night temperature swing and openings that can be safely left open overnight

Inputs

Outputs

What this page does not tell you

No sizing or quantities: how much a technique yields, and how much a household needs, both depend on the build and the people, so the catalogue compares options rather than dimensioning them. It carries no bill of materials and no build sequence, and it is written for an oceanic, clay-soil climate (Normandy, France). Regulatory notes are indicative and need confirming locally.