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Rooftop rainwater harvesting tank on a Phnom Penh mid-rise residential building during monsoon season

Green Building and Certification 22 Sep 2026 · 5 min

What Phnom Penh's Rainfall Pattern Means for Tanks

Phnom Penh averages close to 1,400 millimeters of rain a year, enough on paper to cover a mid-rise building's irrigation and toilet-flushing demand. The volume...

Bathroom natural ventilation in a tropical mid-rise, showing an operable opening and shaft path in a Phnom Penh apartment.

Design as Lived Experience 8 Sep 2026 · 5 min

Why Bathroom Ventilation Fails in the Tropics

A residential bathroom exhaust fan is rated to move about fifty cubic feet of air per minute, roughly twenty-five liters per second. On paper that clears the...

Comparison of BREEAM vs LEED vs EDGE green building certification for a tropical mid-rise residential project

Green Building and Certification 26 Aug 2026 · 5 min

BREEAM vs LEED vs EDGE: Choosing the Right One

BREEAM, LEED, and EDGE are often treated as three versions of the same certificate. They are not. Each was built by a different institution for a different...