New Research Shows Why Natural Ventilation Still Matters in a Hotter World

As summers become increasingly challenging for buildings, researchers are taking a closer look at a familiar question: how much can a home's roof and ventilation system do to control heat inside an attic? A new experimental study published in Building Research & Information in January 2026 provides some useful answers. Researchers from the University of Bío-Bío in Chile and Chalmers University of Technology examined how roofing material and natural