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Cooling Hot Cities: A Portfolio of Urban Heat Interventions

At the 2026 Franklin Awards, researchers, practitioners, and artists explored three innovative cooling strategies: urban forestry, cool murals, and cooling shelters

Resource Type
Fact Sheet
Topics
  • Design & Materials
  • Heat
  • Infrastructure
  • Urban Forestry & Green Spaces
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Fact sheet on cooling hot cities with framework of solutions
Implementation examples for three heat interventions: urban forestry, cool shelters, and cool murals