Use PVC Roofing to Reduce Urban Heat Island Temperatures

Cities are hotter than suburban and rural areas. There’s even a name for this phenomenon: urban heat islands (UHIs). Daytime temperatures can average up to 7 degrees hotter, with the possibility of isolated spikes over 22 degrees. The cause is a variety of factors, chief among them the dark, impermeable roofs used on many urban […] <p>The post Use PVC Roofing to Reduce Urban Heat Island Temperatures first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

London’s most exteme urban heat island 4.5°C hotter than rural areas, AI finds

Arup compared extreme urban heat islands in six major cities, finding that a quarter of a million vulnerable Londoners live in the "hot spots". The post London’s most exteme urban heat island 4.5°C hotter than rural areas, AI finds appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.