The French are painting their windows with chalk to beat the heat
geox
16 points
12 comments
June 26, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
SideburnsOfDoom
An acquaintance in London painted his windows with Yogurt. Based on this advice https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/paint-your-windows-... He said that it helped.
poulpy123
I would put mylar sheets on my windows instead, although the best is of course to have shutters The traditional shutters from south east France are great to block the sun but still allow light https://volets-thiebaut.com/modules/boixmultiblocs/images/7a...
kylehotchkiss
Anything But A Heat Pump™
yownie
radiative sky paint https://hackaday.com/2023/07/03/cooling-paint-you-can-actual...
tim-tday
It’s supposed to be yogurt.