Playground prototype keeps kids cool and safe in Australia heat

摘要

Western Sydney University heat research has guided the refurbishment of a playground in the Sydney, Australia, suburb of Cumberland, resulting in a first-of-its-kind UV Smart Cool Playground. The project brought together government, industry and research partners, including shade solutions manufacturer Alfresco Shade of Riverstone, Australia, and fabric supplier GALE Pacific, to address climate change and associated hotter summer temperatures in western Sydney, according to a university press release. "The UV Smart Cool Playground project has delivered Australia's first prototype playground to address increasing temperatures which are leaving our playgrounds unplayable," said Dr. Sebastian Pfautsch of the university's School of Social Sciences.