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2. Reflective surfaces (climate engineering) - Wikipedia

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   The albedo of several types of roofs (lower values means higher temperatures). Reflective surfaces, or ground-based albedo modification (GBAM), is a solar radiation management method of enhancing Earth's albedo (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths of the Sun, reducing heat transfer to the surface).

3. Radiant barrier - Wikipedia

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   This is different from the "cool roof" strategy which reflects solar energy before it heats the roof, but both are a means of reducing radiant heat. According to a study by the Florida Solar Energy Center, [ 8 ] a white tile or white metal cool roof can outperform a traditional black shingle roof with a radiant barrier in the attic, but the ...

4. Solar chimney - Wikipedia

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   This solar chimney draws air through a geothermal heat exchange to provide passive home cooling. [2] [3]Solar chimneys, also called heat chimneys or heat stacks, can also be used in architectural settings to decrease the energy used by mechanical systems (systems that heat and cool the building through mechanical means).

5. Passive solar building design - Wikipedia

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   Roofs receive the majority of the solar radiation delivered to a house. A cool roof, or green roof in addition to a radiant barrier can help prevent your attic from becoming hotter than the peak summer outdoor air temperature [13] (see albedo, absorptivity, emissivity, and reflectivity). Windows are a ready and predictable site for thermal ...

6. Radiative cooling - Wikipedia

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   The roof uses water, either plastic bags filled with water or an open pond, as the heat sink while a system of movable insulation panels regulate the mode of heating or cooling. During daytime in the summer, the water on the roof is protected from the solar radiation and ambient air temperature by movable insulation, which allows it to serve as ...

7. Flat roof - Wikipedia

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   Roofing systems that can deliver high solar reflectance (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths of the sun, reducing heat transfer to the building) and high thermal emittance (the ability to release a large percentage of absorbed, or non-reflected solar energy) are called cool roofs. Cool roofs fall into one of ...