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With summer upon us, it is important to keep your buildings cool. The hotter it gets, the more uncomfortable workers will become. This is true whether it is an office, a shop, a factory, or almost any other commercial space. Fortunately, there are ways to design your building that will keep heat levels down. We are going to discuss some of the approaches you can take in this post.

Paint and glazing

To begin with, you can use specific paints and glazes. Today, it is common for people to paint roofs using special pigments to reflect solar radiation. This isn’t only with the visible range of light, but the infrared spectrum as well. These have the potential to decrease surface temperatures by over 10ºC. Conventional paint isn’t as good.

In addition, high performance solar glazing on your windows can work wonders. What this can do is keep the heat out while letting the sunlight in. That means you get the best of both world.

The right materials

Something else that can help with the heat is using specific building materials. Buildings featuring concrete, bricks, or stone might feel cooler. This is thanks to the high thermal mass. Thermal mass refers to their capacity to absorb and slowly release heat. They are able to level out the temperatures as time passes.

On the other hand, there are other common building materials that are low in thermal mass. Timber is a good example here. Thus, you may want to avoid building with these particular substances if there is a chance the property can become uncomfortable hot.

Natural ventilation

Many people will use electric fans when they need to cool down spaces. While they can work effectively, the energy cost can be very high, especially when it is commercial architecture. In fact, cooling can be one of the biggest drains on your finances.

What you may want to do instead is design the building so it has better natural ventilation. You can orient openings strategically to take advantage of breezes and allow direct or cross air flows. Plus, you can take advantage of convection so warm air rises and can escape at the top of buildings. Then, ventilation lower down can provide an inflow of cooler air.

Talk to us about making commercial architecture cooler

At Coffey Architecture, we help our clients to make sure their buildings have all the right features. Some will focus on keeping cool. Others will prioritise making an excellent first impression with their aesthetics. Rest assured that our team will work with you to get you to where you want to be.

So, give us a call today if you are looking to create some commercial architecture. We will give you the very best support on every single project.