blisteringb, That's a good post. You talked about the technologies that they plan to implement. Re-discovering architecture is one of the important things in natural cooling. Also, uses of special reflective paints, natural ventilation and possibly the use of solar absorption chillers would be a great idea if used all together. Solatubes is different from skylights..it can pass sunlight through a long tube to greater distances that a ventilator can. I agree, photovoltaics is not new and there are some limitations..but we must accept that construction will always trail technology and not the other way round. Having all such techniques put together, old and new, is a novel idea.

I have already planned to use some of these ideas in my house. At least I would be happy to say, I tried..:)