What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,© Valentin Jeck

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,Renzo Piano's California Academy of Sciences. Image © Tim Griffith

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,A-cero's Concrete House II. Image © Luis H. Segovia

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,Ambrosi I Etchegaray's Spa Querétaro is a contemporary example of a centralized water feature and courtyard. Image © Luis Gordoa

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,Cooper Scaife Architects' Leura Lane, which features a reflective and lightly-colored skillion roof designed for summer shade. Image © John Wilson

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,Chart depicting greenhouse gas emissions from cooling. Image Courtesy of the International Energy Agency

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,Predicted shares of electricity demand 2050. Image Courtesy of the International Energy Agency

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,Diagram of how different window types interact with heat and light. Image Courtesy of the Efficient Windows Collaborative

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,Kapsimalis Architects' Summer Cave House in Santorini is built into a cliff, allowing it to utilize natural cooling methods. Image © Vangelis Paterakis

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?,HFC emission trends. Image Courtesy of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition

What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?

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What Materials Keep Buildings Cool?