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Shipping Containers, Foam Panels and Super Therm®: Stop Building a Better Oven

Shipping containers aren’t hard to insulate.They’re hard to stop from overheating. Most builds fail for one reason: they treat insulation[...]

Cool Surfaces | Industry | Insulation Coatings | Passive House | Sustainability | Urban Heat

Can You Insulate Steel Roll-Up Doors? Real Expectations Over Time

You’re asking the right question. Anyone can sell you a “heat reflective paint.” The real test is what happens after[...]

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Fibro Cement Walls Are Lightweight – That’s the Problem

Fibro cement is everywhere. Affordable, easy to install, and structurally sound. But thermally? It’s weak. It has low thermal mass[...]

Cool Surfaces | Insulation Coatings | Passive House | Sustainability | Thermal Info

Continuous Insulation Wraps the Building – Doesn’t Stop the Heat

There’s a growing push in building design toward one idea – continuous insulation. Wrap the building.No gaps.No thermal breaks.Roof to[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Heat Policies | Sustainability | Urban Heat

When Historic Buildings Overheat: Fixing Thermal Problems Without Changing the Architecture

Historic buildings are designed to last centuries. Unfortunately, many were never designed to stay comfortable. Concrete heritage structures are a[...]

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Electricity Bills Rising This Summer? Cut the Cost Before the Heat Gets In

Every summer the same pattern repeats. Temperatures climb. Air conditioners run longer. Electricity demand spikes. And households open their power[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Passive House | Sustainability | Urban Heat

For Architects: Passive Cool Surface Coatings for Buildings with Super Therm

Passive Cool Roofs That Cut Heat Load Before It Enters Your Building A cool surface is not a new idea.[...]

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Blocking Solar Heat Before It Enters the Marine Vessel

Super Therm® is a multi-ceramic heat-blocking insulation coating designed to reduce solar heat load on exposed surfaces. When applied to[...]

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Why Surface Temperature ≠ Ambient: The Power of Heat Blocking

Walk outside on a 35°C day.Touch a dark metal roof. It is not 35°C. It is 60°C, 70°C, sometimes more.[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Insulation Coatings | Sustainability | Thermal Info | Urban Heat

Super Therm® on Metal vs Concrete vs Brick: Surface Science Explained

Most insulation conversations ignore one hard truth. The substrate matters. Metal, concrete and wood do not behave the same under[...]

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How Super Thin Coatings Like Super Therm® Create Big Energy Wins

Most people still believe insulation must be thick to work. Batts. Boards. Foam. Layers of material measured in tens or[...]

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Heat, Light & Radiation – A Crash Course in Building Envelope Science

If you do not understand how heat actually reaches a building, you will never control it. Most discussions around insulation[...]

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Why 0.25 mm of Super Therm Outperforms Bulk Insulation

The industry is trained to think thicker equals better. More R-value. More bulk. More layers. But thickness only addresses one[...]

Cool Surfaces | Heat Policies | Insulation Coatings | Sustainability | Thermal Info

Debunking Insulation Myths: Absorption vs. Blockage

Most insulation conversations are built on one assumption. That insulation works by absorbing heat. It does not! And that misunderstanding[...]

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What Is Thermal Diffusivity – and Why It Matters More Than R-Value

Most of the building industry still worships R-value. Higher number. Thicker insulation. Problem solved. That logic worked in the 20th[...]

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Surface Heat Behaviour: The Hidden Driver of Energy Loss

Most building conversations focus on R-values, insulation thickness and HVAC capacity. But the real fight starts at the surface. Surface[...]

Cool Surfaces | Sustainability | Thermal Info | Urban Heat

The Business Case for Blocking Heat Before It Enters

Most buildings are designed to manage heat after it is already inside. Air conditioning systems grow larger. Energy bills climb.[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Heat Policies | Insulation Coatings | Passive House | Sustainability | Thermal Info | Urban Heat

Why Thermal Neutral Buildings Command Higher Asset Value

The market is shifting. Energy is expensive. Carbon is regulated. Tenants are informed. Investors are cautious. And buildings that overheat[...]

Environmental | Heat Policies | Industry | Passive House | Sustainability | Thermal Info

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