Starting School Year Early is a Meteorological Gamble that Philly Lost

Simi Hoque, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a Sept. 6 Philly.com story about the challenges Philadelphia schools are experiencing with the heat wave after making the decision to open a week earlier this year. Hoque helped to explain how buildings without central air conditioning are harder to cool in August than in June.

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