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Climate change: ‘Cooling paint’ could cut emissions from buildings – Yahoo News Australia
Researchers have developed a white paint that reflects sunlight and helps cool buildings.
sun on building
A new type of white paint has the potential to cool buildings and reduce the reliance on air conditioning, say researchers.
In a study, the new product was able to reflect 95.5% of sunlight and reduce temperatures by 1.7C compared to the ambient air conditions.
The engineers involved say the impact is achieved by adding different-sized particles of calcium carbonate.
Buildings of all types are one of the biggest sources of CO2 emissions.
According to the World Green Building Council,…
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