For industrial and commercial sites
Keep sites and people working through hotter summers.
Heat is raising cooling costs and stressing people and plant. Start with a free 5-minute self-check for one site.
Runs in your browserVendor-independentBased on public standards
Why facilities overheat
Heat is stressing facilities, budgets and people
We map your exposure first—across building envelope, process equipment, people and preparedness—then point you to options that fit.
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Heat strain on people and work
Radiant heat, dark roofs and physical work push strain before thermostats trigger.
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Cooling load & energy pressure
Chillers run flat out fighting avoidable solar gain, driving up peak electricity demand.
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Asset & stock degradation
Thermal load trips switchgear and threatens temperature-sensitive goods in storage.
Free · one site
Heat-risk self-check
Fifteen short questions for one site. You get an overall score, your four pillar scores, your three biggest gaps and the Arbowet employer duties that apply.
How scoring works
Four pillars: Building & envelope, Cooling & equipment, People & work, and Preparedness. Weights are transparent, judgement-based relative weights (36 maximum points across 14 scored questions; Question 15 sets timing). Under your result, you can optionally copy your summary into a conversation request or opt in by email.
The questions describe the site; please do not enter names or health details. Your 15 answers stay in your browser and are never sent anywhere.
Start the free self-check
Scores sites, not people. Not engineering, legal or health advice.
Order of measures · Cooling Trias
The 4-step heat hierarchy
Sizing mechanical cooling before reducing heat gains locks a facility into higher peak electricity loads and faster equipment wear.1 Click each step below to explore.
Keep solar radiation outside the envelope first
A dark bitumen, EPDM or metal roof gets very hot in summer sun, radiating heat down into top floors and mezzanines while accelerating membrane ageing. Similarly, unshaded south and west glazing admits direct short-wave solar radiation that traps heat indoors.
- Cool-roof coatings & light membranes: High solar reflectance and thermal emittance reduce peak roof surface temperature.
- External solar shading: Screens, brise-soleil, louvres and overhangs stop solar gain before it crosses the glazing (Arbobesluit art. 6.4).
- Solar-control glazing & films: Lower total solar energy transmittance (g-value) on existing façades and rooflights.
- Site microclimate: Unpaving, green/blue-green roofs and tree shade around paved industrial yards (Klimaateffectatlas hotspots).
Contain heat at the source before it enters the work zone
In manufacturing, food processing, laundries, boiler rooms and data halls, bare valves, flanges, steam pipes, ovens and compressors radiate heat directly at workers and into the conditioned volume. Cooling the entire hall with HVAC to offset uninsulated pipes is the most expensive way to manage process heat.
- Removable insulation jackets: Custom-fitted thermal jackets on valves, flanges, heat exchangers and actuators that maintenance teams can unfasten and refit.
- Radiant heat barriers & shielding: Reflective partitions between furnaces/ovens and operator stations to cut mean radiant temperature.
- Local hood extraction & zoning: Capturing convective plumes and moisture right above the machine and isolating hot equipment rooms.
Flush heat at night and size active cooling for the reduced load
Multi-day heatwaves build thermal mass temperature day after day if heat cannot escape overnight. Once solar and process gains are reduced, ventilation and mechanical cooling can work reliably without tripping on peak afternoons.
- Night-purge & free cooling: Automated night/early-morning ventilation to flush accumulated heat from the building structure when outdoor air is cool.
- Targeted zone cooling & air movement: Spot cooling or elevated air velocity at occupied workstations rather than conditioning empty high-bay roof voids.
- Pre-summer commissioning: Scheduled spring checks of refrigerant charge, condenser coils, filters, dampers and control setpoints.
Measure where heat actually bites and act on clear triggers
Standard room thermostats are mounted on shaded interior walls at 1.5 m height—not on top-floor picking mezzanines, near glazing, or beside hot plant. Without zone logging and a written heat plan, teams improvise under pressure on the hottest day of the year.
- Continuous zone logging & WBGT: Simple open-export loggers in the 3–5 hottest zones, plus Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (ISO 7243) where radiant heat or humidity is high.
- Written Heat Plan with triggers: Pre-agreed actions tied to indoor temperature thresholds and KNMI / RIVM Nationaal Hitteplan warnings.
- Arbowet & RI&E integration: Documented work/rest schedules, shaded rest areas, chilled water, and early protection for heat-sensitive staff or visitors.
1 IEA, The Future of Cooling; EU-OSHA workplace heat guidance.
Paid · for businesses
Heat-Risk Readiness Report
The same 15 questions as the free self-check, turned into a 7-to-9-page PDF report for one site.
- One-page Executive BriefScore, risk band, four pillar scores and your top three gaps.
- Finding for every answerAll 14 scored answers explained one by one.
- Week-by-week 30-day planLow-cost actions ordered by severity, with checkboxes.
- Independent options checklist & supplier questionsSolution categories for your gaps; no product rankings or paid placements.
- Tailored employer heat dutiesArbowet, Arbobesluit and WOR duties triggered by your answers.
Sources and method
Based on public standards and sources: Arbowet, Arbobesluit, RIVM, KNMI, Klimaateffectatlas, EU-OSHA.
The same answers always produce the same report. No fabricated benchmarks, no speculative cost or payback numbers, no vendor rankings.
Sample PDF reports (fictional example data):
€147.93
excl. VAT (€179 incl. 21% VAT)
For businesses only; EU reverse charge outside NL. Not yet on sale. Terms
Want to talk it through first? Book a heat-risk conversation
Scores sites, not people. Not engineering, legal or health advice.
Independence
How we earn & our independence pledge
You pay Humanity Solutions for the Heat-Risk Readiness Report (€147.93 excl. VAT), or for site-specific advisory work we agree and quote in writing before starting.
Supplier introductions
If you later ask us to introduce you to a supplier and you choose to buy from that supplier, the vendor may pay us a referral fee. Under our standard vendor referral terms (PDF), vendors warrant that the referral fee is never added to your quote (most-favoured pricing). We always disclose any referral fee to you before you decide, we show at least two options where they exist, and our advice never depends on who pays us.
Six technical areas we examine across sites
- Thermal coatings. Cool-roof and reflective barrier coatings timed with roof maintenance.
- Insulation. Roof/wall envelope upgrades and EN ISO 12241 removable jackets on hot pipes, valves and plant.
- Architectural measures. External solar shading, brise-soleil, louvres, rooflight shading and solar-control glazing film.
- HVAC, night-purge & active cooling. Free night cooling, zoning, spring commissioning and right-sized cooling plant.
- Monitoring and sensing. Open-export temperature loggers, WBGT work-zone sensing (ISO 7243) and thermal imaging surveys.
- People and planning. Written heat plans with KNMI/temperature triggers, work-rest schedules and Arbowet/RI&E input.
FAQ
Questions
Do you sell or install cooling or coating products?
No. We help you diagnose your heat exposure, prioritise passive and operational measures first, and know what to ask suppliers. Independent vendors supply and install.
How do you earn money?
You pay for the Heat-Risk Readiness Report (€147.93 excl. VAT) or for advisory work we quote in writing. If you choose a vendor through our introduction, that vendor may pay us a referral fee. We tell you in writing before you decide, and our contract with vendors prohibits them from marking up your price.
Why are there no cost savings or ROI percentages in the self-check or report?
Because generic payback percentages from a 15-question questionnaire would be guesswork. Energy savings and temperature drops depend on your exact roof build-up, internal loads, local weather, ventilation rates and tariff structure. Instead of invented numbers, we give you a transparent score, a 30-day action plan, and the exact technical questions to ask installers and engineers.
Is the self-check or report engineering, legal or health advice?
No. Both are structured diagnostic tools based on public guidance (RIVM, KNMI, Klimaateffectatlas, EU-OSHA, ISO 7243, Arbowet). They score sites, not individuals, and do not replace a site inspection by a structural/HVAC engineer, occupational hygienist (arbodienst) or legal counsel.
What happens to my data?
This site uses no cookies, no analytics and no third-party trackers. Your 15 self-check answers run entirely in your browser and are never sent to us (unless you choose to paste your summary into an email draft). We never pass your details to a vendor without your prior consent for that specific introduction. See our privacy notice.
Contact
Book a heat-risk conversation
The initial conversation is free. Tell us about your facility and the heat pressures you see—or carry over your self-check summary. A person reads every message and replies by email to set up a short call or issue a Readiness Report.
Prefer plain email? Write directly to connectwithus@humanitysolutions.net.
Suppliers
For vendors
Supply heat-protection products, engineering or sensing for commercial or industrial sites? We may introduce proven fits to clients who ask.
Read our standard vendor referral terms (PDF)