Chemically treated wood could send excess heat to space

Boiled in hydrogen peroxide and compressed, the wood can passively manage heat.

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[tigerhawkvok]

That cooling effect would only help if you don't paint or weather seal your wood. Or if it grows fungus because you didn't seal it. Here in Florida, untreated wood last about 6 months before it begins to decay into a sponge.

That's not necessarily true. It's cooling by emission in the IR; as long as the sealant or paint is transparent in those wavelengths it shouldn't have any effect.