Pendampingan Mahasiswa Arsitektur dalam Pengukuran Kinerja Termal Rumah Reflektif Surya BeCool di Desa Dutohe, Gorontalo
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This community engagement activity trained architecture students of Universitas Negeri Gorontalo in field-based measurement of building thermal performance, using a BeCool solar-reflective-paint demonstration house in Dutohe Village, Bone Bolango Regency, as a living laboratory. Around twenty students, guided by lecturers, took part in several field sessions in November 2025, learning to operate Elitech RC-4HC data loggers and black-globe thermometers to record roof and wall surface temperatures before and after the application of reflective coating. Measurements were carried out from 07:00 to 17:30 under both sunny and rainy conditions to expose students to real field constraints. The recorded data showed that the coating reduced the mean roof surface temperature from 41.7 °C to 37.1 °C, with the south-facing wall showing the largest reduction among the facades. Beyond generating a reliable dataset that supports ongoing research on passive cooling for low-cost metal-roofed housing, the activity strengthened students' practical skills in instrumentation, field data collection, and teamwork, while raising community awareness of simple, affordable strategies for improving indoor thermal comfort in tropical housing.
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