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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

White Roof vs Super Therm: What the U.S. Department of Energy Study Reveals

The U.S. Energy Authority has long promoted reflective or “cool roof” technologies as a way to reduce solar heat gain[...]

Cool Surfaces | Heat Policies | Industry | Insulation Coatings | Thermal Info | Urban Heat

Spray Foam vs Super Therm®: Two Completely Different Ways to Control Heat

In the insulation world, spray foam is often promoted as the ultimate solution. It delivers high R-value per inch, excellent[...]

Cool Surfaces | Insulation Coatings | Thermal Info | Urban Heat

The Truth About Thermal Bridging and How Super Therm® Solves It

Thermal bridging is one of the most underestimated causes of energy loss in buildings. It does not matter how thick[...]

Cool Surfaces | Insulation Coatings | Thermal Info | Urban Heat

Field Tested: What Real-World Applications Reveal About Super Therm®

Laboratory testing matters. ASTM data matters. Controlled conditions matter. But buildings do not operate in laboratories. They operate in Adelaide[...]

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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

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[...]

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

Thermal Inertia and Lag Time – The Hidden Battleground of Building Performance

Most buildings don’t fail because of insulation thickness. They fail because of timing. Thermal inertia and lag time are where[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Thermal Info | Urban Heat

How Thermal Emissivity and Specific Heat Define Comfort

Most conversations about building comfort revolve around insulation thickness and R-values. That is only part of the story. Comfort is[...]

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

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[...]

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

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