Heat-resistant homes promise cooling benefits

Heat-resistant homes promise cooling benefits

Light-coloured roofs are one of the oldest cooling techniques in the book, but a new generation of materials is promising to be even better at beating the heat.From the white-washed houses of the Greek islands, to Bermuda’s white limestone roofs, to corrugated light Colorbond on Queenslanders, homes in hot climates have long relied on light colours to keep cool.And with good reason. On a hot summer day, the sun can heat a black roof to as high a…