The Coastal Cracker house is heavily inspired by the vernacular architecture of the Southeast United States (specifically Florida). Light colored roofing and cladding allow the building to reflect heat away which a darker material would have absorbed and transmitted toward the interior of the building. Large windows and a central living space allow for indirect light and breezes to move through the space, while the deep, south facing porch and narrow east and west porches keep exterior walls from baking in the summer sun. The height and operability of the central light monitor allows for heat to rise above the habitable zone and out the windows, drawing cooler air in through the windows at the buildings perimeter. This principle is known as a Stack Effect, and is most notably utilized by chimneys. The stack effect, or chimney effect, is one of the oldest method of passive cooling in buildings.