US EditionWhy Painting Your Home White Could Help You Survive a Heat Wave
Painting homes white can lower internal temperatures by over 1C and outdoor temperatures by up to 2C, helping to mitigate urban heat islands during heatwaves.
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Why painting your home white could help you survive a heat wave
At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that "in 30 years time, the climate of London will feel like Marseille's today." That warning stuck with me. Back then, it sounded both alarming—and oddly appealing.
Why painting your home white could help you survive a heatwave
At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that “in 30 years time, the climate of London will feel like Marseille’s today”. That warning stuck with me. Back then, it sounded both alarming – and oddly appealing. Three decades on, it no longer feels theoretical. As a Londoner of Mediterranean origin, I’ve lived through the shift. When I co-wrote The Architecture of Natural Cooling, I drew not only on …
Why painting your home white could help you survive heatwave
London, Sep 10 (The Conversation) At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that “in 30 years' time, the climate of London will feel like Marseille’s today”. That warning stuck with me. Back then, it sounded both alarming and oddly appealing. Three decades on, it no longer feels theoretical. As a Londoner of Mediterranean origin, I’ve lived through the shift. When I co-wrote The Architecture of Nat…
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