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When Joe Doucet bought a new house in Katonah, New York, he wanted to make it as environmentally friendly as possible. As a designer and inventor, he immediately found himself wondering whether the exterior of his home could play a role in mitigating the effects of climate change.
“One of the things I had not really considered before was: What color should I paint the house?” he told CNN, speaking in a video call.
It’s well known that light-colored buildings…
