How to Build Your Own Heat-Regulating Hogan | NOVA | PBS

Explore how traditional Indigenous architecture can help regulate heat under extreme conditions. Built to withstand the extreme desert temperatures of the American Southwest, hogans are a masterclass in sustainable engineering. Discover how the Navajo—also referred to as Diné— use traditional knowledge to construct these ingenious heat-regulating structures. 📺 Watch the full film, _Knowledge Keepers_: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/k... 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA's newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y ▶️ Stream NOVA documentaries & more with PBS Documentaries on Prime Video: https://amzn.to/4hXBlsu 💙 Help us bring the universe closer to home. Your donation ensures that NOVA’s deep-space discoveries and quantum physics explorations remain free and inspiring for the next generation of scientists. Support fact-based storytelling today. https://bit.ly/48UnsrD 🌟 Follow on social for more NOVA content Twitter:   / novapbs   Instagram:   / novapbs   TikTok:   / novapbs   #indigenous #navajo #architecture