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Image: Ecoshell coated with Ceramic Paint

Ecoshell coated with Ceramic Paint David South, Jr.

10-foot EcoShell painted with a two-coat system of ceramic coating.

Image: Ecoshell coated with white exterior paint

Ecoshell coated with white exterior paint David South, Jr.

10-foot EcoShell painted with a good grade of white exterior paint.

Image: Ceramic vs White

Ceramic vs White David South, Jr.

This graph is typical of all data gathered during the summer 2001. This data does not take into account any temperature measurement errors. Our thermometers were not calibrated. Please allow a 2-3 degree variation in the readings.

Image: Thermal Graph

Thermal Graph David South, Jr.

Sample of exterior and interior temperatures taken on a Monolithic Dome during summer 2001. Interesting to note are the steady interior temperatures during the hottest part of the Texas summer.

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