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This paper will present various passive cooling strategies suitable for hot and dry regions. Buildings as they are constructed presently use a huge energy resource and other nonrenewable natural resources, with devastating negative environmental effects. It can be seen that 29% of the overall energy is used by the building out of which 20% by residents and 9% by commercial. A hypothetical model will be developed with climate consideration of Solapur city and the implication of passive cooling strategies at the site, building, and component levels. The purpose of this research is to see how effective it is to implement chosen climate-responsive technologies to increase energy efficiency and minimize power utilization in individual dwellings in hot and dry climates. The key results of this research have been described and suggested solution from the studies based on the limits of this research has been presented. Hypothetical studies have suggested that using all of the mentioned strategies in buildings can reduce mechanical cooling demand by up to 50% - 70%.