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Desert homes have thick walls and small windows for the following reasons:

1. deserts are very hot in the day, but the thick walls and small windows never allow the daytime heat to reach the inside of the homes easily.

So the home remain relatively cool in the day when the outside is very hot.

2 Since it takes a long time for the heat to travel through the very thick walls, the heat reaches the inside of the home in the night.

But deserts are very cold in the night. It is so cold that you will almost be freezing. However the heat that successfully entered the home by night will keep you warm throughout the cold night.

The process repeats itself day and night.

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Desert homes have thick walls and small windows for the following reasons:

1. deserts are very hot in the day, but the thick walls and small windows never allow the daytime heat to reach the inside of the homes easily.

So the home remain relatively cool in the day when the outside is very hot.

2 Since it takes a long time for the heat to travel through the very thick walls, the heat reaches the inside of the home in the night.

But deserts are very cold in the night. It is so cold that you will almost be freezing. However the heat that successfully entered the home by night will keep you warm throughout the cold night.

The process repeats itself day and night.

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Homes in the desert often have thick walls and small windows to keep out the sand. If there are too many openings the sand can accumulate quite rapidly.

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Desert houses often have thick walls and small windows to keep out the heat. The thick walls also keep the house warm in the cooler months.

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Thick walls can be heavily insulated to protect against heat transfer, but windows transfer much more heat and are less energy efficient. Homes with large windows are difficult to maintain a constant temperature, and cooling systems have to work overtime to keep the building at a comfortable temperature.

In many areas, there are building codes that recommend a certain ratio of surface area of windows to walls.

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The thick walls and small windows act to help keep the home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

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Thick walls keep out the heat and keep in the cool. Small windows do the same thing.

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They have thick walls and small windows to prevent heat loss in the winter and to keep the house cooler in the summer.

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