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Custom-designed wood could keep buildings cool by reflecting sunlight
by Andrew Manns | 10 Jun 2019
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland, College Park, have invented a special type of engineered wood that might be able to reduce carbon emissions and reduce cooling costs by 60 per cent. In order to create the material, the scientists soaked basswood in a solution of hydrogen peroxide to strip away its lignin (glue-like polymers that absorb heat and harden plant cells). The wood was then placed
How can new software guarantee that citizens retain their right to sunlight?
by Kim Megson | 21 Jul 2017
Architects, developers and local governments must work collectively to ensure that the demand for taller and taller buildings in cities does not constrain sunlight access. That is the view of architect and urban planner Paul Kulig, principal of Perkins + Will in Toronto; a city whose leaders are cracking down on shadowing as sunlight becomes an increasingly precious commodity. “Sun and sunlight have always been critical to the way we
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