Please tell me any ways you can think of to cool a steel building?
This is an arch steel building shaped similar to a quonset hut. There are no trusses at all. I know I can insulate it, but I don't want the fiberglass insulation. I am going to plant a few trees that shouldn't get any taller than 15' or so around it. I am going to paint it white, and install a couple of turbine vents. (This building is 20' W x 30' L x 14' H.)
Also, I am in a part of the country that is quite hot (and usually dry) in the summer, and quite humid in the spring. Is there anything else I can do, short of installing an air conditioner or an evaporative cooler? (I know that evaporative coolers are bad for metal buildings, as it puts a heckuvalot of water in the interior air.)
Radiant barrier paint could help. Spray on insulation which comes in a few varieties would work very well. Most are polyurethane. There is also a radiant bubble insulation. None of these involve fiberglass.
The other hints have already been provided.
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