Cool roofs have many benefits, including to boost aircon efficiency and make solar work more efficiently. So why is this being ignored in Australia's major cities?
The only explanation would be an attic (any air gap) &/or high quality insulation between the roof and living area. If you have solar (incl pool), that would divert a lot of heat too.
Dogshit insulation, reasonable roof space + sarking. Gets v toasty in the room that has less roof space even though we did the insulation there with high quality stuff so maybe it’s the air gap?
have solar actually. Not over the one warm room. Maybe it’s that combo!
Good thoughts. Also fuck I wish we double glazed windows. It gets to like 4 degrees in my bedroom over winter nights.
That’d do it! Double glazing and high quality insulation should have been the minimum requirement for every new build this century. Not a fucking add-on. All these shitty pro-industry regulations do is shave 1% off the cost of new builds, and transfer that to a 50-100x larger expense in energy over the life of the structure. Our building standards are fucking criminally corrupt and incompetent.
They’re actually the highest they’ve ever been which is interesting. Assuming you’re joking re my bio I was lifelong anemic till going plant based. Apparently calcium is an antinutrient for iron and vitamin C assists in absorption so it’s possible that because now I get most of my iron alongside vitamin C I absorb better, whereas my evil vegetarian past was serving to harm my via cheese consumption.
No worries. Idk if I’m on the spectrum on something but I tend to just assume people are serious about Q’s cause it feels brutual if you ask a question and someone laughs at you/ignores it.
I have a dark roof and I am always always heating my home (except in summer, when I open windows).
I’m in greater sydney. Why is my house so cold?
Ahhh. Common problem. You installed the tiles backwards. Flip your entire roof upside down and that will fix it.
faark me. How much you reckon it costs for a job like that?
About tree fiddy.
The only explanation would be an attic (any air gap) &/or high quality insulation between the roof and living area. If you have solar (incl pool), that would divert a lot of heat too.
Dogshit insulation, reasonable roof space + sarking. Gets v toasty in the room that has less roof space even though we did the insulation there with high quality stuff so maybe it’s the air gap?
have solar actually. Not over the one warm room. Maybe it’s that combo!
Good thoughts. Also fuck I wish we double glazed windows. It gets to like 4 degrees in my bedroom over winter nights.
That’d do it! Double glazing and high quality insulation should have been the minimum requirement for every new build this century. Not a fucking add-on. All these shitty pro-industry regulations do is shave 1% off the cost of new builds, and transfer that to a 50-100x larger expense in energy over the life of the structure. Our building standards are fucking criminally corrupt and incompetent.
Maybe your iron levels are low.
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They’re actually the highest they’ve ever been which is interesting. Assuming you’re joking re my bio I was lifelong anemic till going plant based. Apparently calcium is an antinutrient for iron and vitamin C assists in absorption so it’s possible that because now I get most of my iron alongside vitamin C I absorb better, whereas my evil vegetarian past was serving to harm my via cheese consumption.
Who knows though? I think it’s quite funny.
Yeah I was being sarcastic lol. Thanks for the little tidbits though, very interesting.
No worries. Idk if I’m on the spectrum on something but I tend to just assume people are serious about Q’s cause it feels brutual if you ask a question and someone laughs at you/ignores it.
I threw the /s tag at the end of my comment to try and convey I was joking.