by nohandsdesign | Mar 1, 2021 | Cooler Darwin Ideas
SHADINGSCREENS A shading screen (or brise soleil) can reduce heat accumulation in building by deflecting direct sunlight from the building’s exterior walls and windows, while still allowing light to enter. Louvers were often used to deflect sunlight during the hottest...
by nohandsdesign | Mar 1, 2021 | Cooler Darwin Ideas
Water misting A water spraying system is an energy-efficient, economical and environmentally friendly method for improving thermal comfort in urban environments and is an effective local countermeasure to provide relief on hot days. Spray misting already exists in...
by nohandsdesign | Nov 12, 2020 | Cooler Darwin Ideas, Living Darwin
Cavenagh Streetredevelopment Cavenagh Street, in the centre of Darwin, is a cutting-edge experimental ‘street cooling’ project. This street was a city hotspot that generated high temperatures and impacted thermal comfort levels across the city. To put heat mitigation...
by nohandsdesign | Nov 3, 2020 | Cooler Darwin Ideas
Cooling stations forpedestrian comfort Install a series of shade structures, misters and/or solar-powered fans to create shade and coolness in hot busy places such as shopping centre carparks, outdoor sporting facilities, city street corners, and outside schools and...
