End of the black roof? The overhaul coming to Sydney’s heat-trapping suburbs
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-03-18 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: National / NSW
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Australia, Weather
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Snippet:
Developers could soon be required to abandon heat-absorbing materials such as dark rooftops when building new homes under a sweeping overhaul of NSW planning laws aimed at tackling rising temperatures and the urban heat island effect in fast-growing suburbs.
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