Questions & Answers
Ideas
Lab Projects
Discussion Board

House paint that changes its color

    I want my house to repel heat in summer and absorb heat in winter. My idea is to create paint (or vinyl siding) that becomes darker when it is cold and lighter when it is warm. With such paint I would accomplish my goal.
Back to Source
color changing paint (edit | delete)
This will not give you the desired effect. There is a barrier of insulation that will cut down most of what you want to happen. The way to make this work more effectively is to have large windows, make them as dark as possible to absorb the heat and as reflective as possible to keep heat out, lots of people use aluminum foil but a good heavy set of drapes with a white liner works just as well.
Picture
Green Witch
Abusive
Message Title:
chars left
Message:
chars left
Back to Source