Installing earth tubes at Aldo Leopold Center. Photo: from Renew magazine Dumb Roofs Renew magazine for Jan – Mar covers a lot of ground in its 106 pages on “technology for a sustainable future.” But for me the stand-out article covers a subject dear to my heart. The dumbest idea in Australian architecture – black or dark grey roofs.* We get a bucketload of sun in

this country. Just recently several of our major coastal cities had consecutive days over 40°C (104°F). What are the best colours to attract the hot sun’s rays? Black and dark grey. It’s madness. We’re building houses to be be ovens and so… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Cool Roofs and Earth Tube Air Conditioning in Renew Magazine