Pavements designed to fight climate change could increase energy consumption in surrounding buildings
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 14:01
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—A push to replace old, heat-trapping paving materials with new, cooler materials could actually lead to higher electricity bills for surrounding buildings, engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have found. Researchers published their findings Oct. 29 in the new Journal of Urban Climate.