Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about - eviltoast

This Incredible Tool (preventing insolation) That Our Ancestors Used To Keep Cool In The Summer.

Yeah, they cost money. So does installing air-conditioning. But they use no energy ( that’d would be bad for fossil energy-producers).

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    4 months ago

    In the parts that are actually hot, the new builds are generally off-white brick or double-brick buildings with white Colorbond roofs (an Aus brand of corrugated steel)

    You do get the odd house with a dark roof, and when you go past them everyone points and laughs at how silly and uncomfortable they must be.