National links: Could cool(ing) bricks help with city heat? (opens in new tab)

Students invented a brick that could reduce temperatures, but not necessarily in humid conditions. A land value tax-esque policy could help boost housing production in Washington state. Desirable lakefront property in Cleveland doesn’t need tax breaks. Special brick could help cool cities: Industrial design students from the University of Zurich designed a terracotta brick that cools the areas around it through evaporation. In controlled environments, the bricks were able to reduce temperatur...