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If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool

  • Written by Sebastian Pfautsch, Research Theme Fellow - Environment and Sustainability, Western Sydney University
If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house coolSebastian Pfautsch, CC BY

If you visit southern Greece or Tunisia, you might notice lots of white rooftops and white buildings to reflect the intense heat and keep residents cooler.

It’s very different in Australia. New housing estates in the hottest areas around Sydney and Melbourne are dominated by dark rooftops, black roads and minimal...

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