Medical & Health projects

Aandiche Clinic nearing completion. The appearance is an adaptation of the local Tibetan vernacular.

Because of the severely cold climate in this part of Qinghai, as well as there being a very limited fuel supply and virtually no insulating materials available, heating is a prime concern. The clinics and the teachers' quarters for Capu District School are built with solar walls.

The solar walls concentrate heat onto the blackened thermal mass which is absorbed during the day and slowly released to the inside at night.

For the technically minded, this is like a Trombe wall but it is not vented because in this environment venting causes a build-up of dust on the inside of the glass which quickly reduces the effectiveness of the system.