Dr. Tao recently visited the i2cool team in Shenzhen, a spinoff from the City University of Hong Kong, to explore potential collaborations aimed at advancing sustainable cooling technologies. i2cool is renowned for its work on radiative cooling, a passive cooling method that reflects heat away from surfaces without requiring energy, making it an exciting option for eco-friendly cooling solutions.

MEER Expands Reach in India: The MEER team recently conducted a significant site visit to Site B in India in ongoing efforts to refine application methods for our reflective sheeting. Site B in Pune is a residential cluster of eight houses with roof conditions ranging from semi-rusted to relatively stable.

Mohamed Koroma has lived in the Kroo Bay waterfront community in Freetown for more than 50 years but cannot remember a time when the weather has been as hot as it was in the first few months of 2024. In that period, he and many others in the Sierra Leonean capital had to cool down in their baths and sleep on their verandas.