Beat the Heat-Dome: Passive-cooling retrofits for 100 °F nights; passive cooling hacks; reflective roofs;...

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Tyrone Webb

Beat the Heat-Dome

Passive-cooling retrofits for 100 °F nights; passive cooling hacks; reflective roofs; thermal...

Tyrone Webb

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Telephasic Workshop, Ltd. Hawaii
18 August 2025

Home & house maintenance; DIY: carpentry & woodworking

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STOP PAYING THE POWER COMPANY TO SURVIVE SUMMERAir-conditioners are wonderful-until the grid groans, rates spike, or wildfire smoke turns ""open-a-window"" into a health hazard. Beat the Heat-Dome hands you a toolbox of science-grounded, building-code-legal upgrades that keep interiors livable when outside temps stay in the triple digits all night.

WHAT'S INSIDE- 32 retrofit playbooks, ranked by cost & payoff

-from a $40 DIY night-flush fan hack that drops bedrooms 8 °F, to an attic-deck ""cool-roof sandwich"" that cuts rooftop heat gain 85 %.

- Reflective-roof masterclass

- product comparison (mineral-granule shingles vs. high-albedo coatings)

- step-by-step prep & spray guides

- lifespan math so you know when payback eclipses repaint costs.

- Thermal-mass tactics that really work

Turn drywall, masonry and even water barrels into silent ""cool batteries"" that smooth 40 °F outdoor swings into a gentle 7 °F indoor drift.

- Window wizardry

Smart overhang geometry, reversible awnings, low-E films & DIY blackout screens that stop shortwave gain before it enters the envelope.

- Ventilation puzzles solved

Stack-effect flues, night-purge schedules, and cross-breeze pathways you can diagram on a napkin-plus the fan-CFM math to prove they'll work.

- Shading & landscape hacks

Living trellis walls, reflective rock mulches, thermal-break planter boxes, plus a ""shade in one summer"" species list for every U.S. climate zone.

- AC-bill slashing calculator

Punch in square footage, climate data, and chosen retrofits; get kWh savings, payback years, and carbon avoided-spreadsheet download included.

By: Tyrone Webb
Imprint: Telephasic Workshop, Ltd. Hawaii
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 49mm
Weight: 1.288kg
ISBN: 9781998545117
ISBN 10: 1998545113
Pages: 984
Publication Date: 18 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active