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Cheap off-the-shelf plastic sheets found to cool buildings (cell.com)
2 points by sagman 717 days ago
1 comments
beretguy 717 days ago
Brick. Just build houses out of brick.
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sagman 717 days ago
Bricks are not going to passively cool or warm the houses. They could be coated with paints or surfaces that do so. And building tall buildings with bricks are prohibitively expensive.
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JoeAltmaier 717 days ago
Limit of 20 stories for brick buildings.

Steel skeleton to go higher.

Brick facing on steel structure?

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