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).

  • @comrade19
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    204 months ago

    What about instead painting your entire house black which is apparently the style in Australia

    • @puppy
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      64 months ago

      Why though? Do you guys hate having a small electricity bill?

      While some parts of the world are trying to have lighter coloured asphalt.

      • gila
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        84 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.