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Overheard a city planner say asphalt reflects way more heat than grass... mind blown
I was at a town hall meeting in Austin last Tuesday and this woman from the planning department mentioned that a single parking lot can raise the temp around it by 4 degrees. She said swapping even a quarter of the lot for native plants would cut the heat island effect noticeably. Has anyone here tried replacing driveway or lot surfaces with something like permeable pavers or grass?
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aaron_mitchell4mo ago
Really feel that pain. I have a blacktop driveway here and on a 95 degree day you can literally feel the heat coming off it. Been thinking about ripping it up for permeable pavers but man the cost...
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park.miles4mo ago
Man, my buddy did that swap last year and said the first 90 degree day was night and day difference.
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annajenkins4mo ago
That blacktop heat is brutal, you're not wrong there. My driveway faced south and on a 95 degree day you could fry an egg on it if you wanted. Switched to lighter concrete two years ago and it's a lot better but still not cheap.
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