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Developers look to ancient, money-saving methods to keep homes cool: 'There is no reason not to do it'

Developers look to ancient, money-saving methods to keep homes cool: ‘There is no reason not to do it’

As temperatures continue to rise worldwide, developers are looking to ancient methods that were used to keep homes cool centuries before air conditioning became a thing. These methods are cheap, and they don’t require the use of any energy whatsoever. According to the Guardian , green roofs and solar […] Click here to view original […]

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Green roofs on bus shelters are Boston’s latest climate resilience move

Green roofs on bus shelters are Boston’s latest climate resilience move

A newly installed green roof on a bus shelter in Boston. Retrieved from City of Boston. Dive Brief: Boston announced last week that it has completed the nation’s largest single installation of green roofs on bus shelters. As part of a three-year demonstration project, the city put green roofs […] Click here to view original

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Rooftop solar panels impact temperatures during the day and night in cities, simulation study shows

Rooftop solar panels impact temperatures during the day and night in cities, simulation study shows

by Ben Knight, University of New South Wales Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Widespread coverage of building rooftops with conventional photovoltaic solar panels may increase temperatures on hot days and lower them at night, says new modeling. The research led by Dr. Ansar Khan from the University of Calcutta and […] Click here to view original

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Swinerton breaks ground on Texas mass timber office

Swinerton breaks ground on Texas mass timber office

A rendering of Workbench, the new mixed-use, mass timber structure that Swinerton is building in Austin, Texas. Concord, California-based Swinerton broke ground on a new mixed-use mass timber office building located in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 2, a structure that the firm will eventually inhabit, according to an Oct. […] Click here to view original

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