Beat the Heat-Dome: Passive-cooling retrofits for 100 °F nights; passive cooling hacks; reflective roofs; thermal mass tips; slash AC bills

By Tyrone Webb

STOP PAYING THE POWER COMPANY TO SURVIVE SUMMER

Air-conditioners are wonderful-until the grid groans, rates spike, or wildfire smoke turns "open-a-window" into a health hazard. Beat the Heat-Dome hands you a toolbox of science-grounded, building-code-legal upgrades that keep interiors livable when outside temps stay in the triple digits all night.

WHAT'S INSIDE

- 32 retrofit playbooks, ranked by cost & payoff

-from a $40 DIY night-flush fan hack that drops bedrooms 8 F, to an attic-deck "cool-roof sandwich" that cuts rooftop heat gain 85 %.

- Reflective-roof masterclass

- product comparison (mineral-granule shingles vs. high-albedo coatings)

- step-by-step prep & spray guides

- lifespan math so you know when payback eclipses repaint costs.

- Thermal-mass tactics that really work

Turn drywall, masonry and even water barrels into silent "cool batteries" that smooth 40 F outdoor swings into a gentle 7 F indoor drift.

- Window wizardry

Smart overhang geometry, reversible awnings, low-E films & DIY blackout screens that stop shortwave gain before it enters the envelope.

- Ventilation puzzles solved

Stack-effect flues, night-purge schedules, and cross-breeze pathways you can diagram on a napkin-plus the fan-CFM math to prove they'll work.

- Shading & landscape hacks

Living trellis walls, reflective rock mulches, thermal-break planter boxes, plus a "shade in one summer" species list for every U.S. climate zone.

- AC-bill slashing calculator

Punch in square footage, climate data, and chosen retrofits; get kWh savings, payback years, and carbon avoided-spreadsheet download included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1998545113
• ISBN13: 9781998545117
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Telephasic Workshop, Ltd. Hawaii
• Length: 984 Pages
• Weight: 2.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"