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irked_indeed March 26 2009, 14:32:08 UTC
... Wow. And they'd completely miss that, because they're basing everything on architectural standards.

I'm a little shocked by the PPG comments, though- because I've toured the plant where PPG makes reflective car coatings, and at the time they indicated it was good to go, if only car manufacturers wanted it.

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irked_indeed March 26 2009, 21:14:42 UTC
Although, convection from the surrounding air is going to put the car at air temperature, right? Leaving your car out in the sun gets it a lot hotter.

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arcticwolf489 March 27 2009, 00:18:16 UTC
So investing the money and legislation into cheap canopies over parking lots would work better, probably be cheaper, and make everybody (except possibly business owners) much happier?

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irked_indeed March 27 2009, 00:50:26 UTC
Er... just how much surface area are you thinking you'd want to canopy, here?

Then add in maintenance, and, heck, all the new legislation for businesses (and homes- can't forget people without garages), and enforcement, and the effects of runoff from all these miles of canopy. I'm not sure it's an improvement.

It's dumb legislation, no argument- but reflective coatings on cars is not that senseless of a thing. The engineers I spoke to at PPG indicated it could mean 15 degrees difference when you got in your car.

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