7 Tropical wet; tropical wet / dry a) Sub climates Humid Tropical Moist mid-latitude Sub climates Tropical wet; tropical wet / dry a) Sub climates Severe winters; humid continental, sub -
arctic / mild winters; humid subtropical, marine west coast, Mediterranean b) Location Close to equator and in ITCZ Severe winters:
interiors and eastern coasts of continents, close to poles; mild winters: along water at edges of continents c) Features Hot / rainy year round; hot with wet and dry seasons; tropical rain forests and grasslands c) Features: severe winters:
cold winters, hot / humid summers except in sub-
arctic; mild winters: hot, muggy or cool summers depending on coastal position, and mild winters with mostly rain.
Applicability — all hygro - thermal regions except subarctic /
arctic — in
cold and very
cold regions the thickness of the foam sheathing should be determined by hygro - thermal analysis so that the
interior surface of the foam sheathing remains above the dew point temperature of the
interior air (see Side Bar 2)