Astron Buildings: Rethinking Parking to Cool Down our Cities

Recent studies show that cars parked on city streets significantly contribute to urban overheating. According to research from the Universidad de Colima (Mexico), ten cars parked along a street can raise the local temperature by 0.5 to 1.6 °C, depending and building density. Acting as heat accumulators, vehicles absorb solar energy during the day and release it at night, preventing natural cooling.

Moving cars off the streets into multi-storey car parks helps reduce the urban heat island effect while freeing space for greenery and permeable ground. These facilities maintain parking capacity and remove a direct source of heat from public areas.

Many cities in Europe are moving in this direction: reducing on-street parking to multi-storey carparks, introducing attractive night-time rates, and supporting the construction of multi-storey car parks.

The multi-storey car park is becoming a strategic urban tool, a hub that centralises traffic flows, supports active mobility, integrates new services, and connects with the life of the city. More than a technical structure, it is emerging as a tool for climate resilience and a vital element of the city of the future.

About Astron Buildings

Astron Buildings specializes in building MSCP multi-storey car parks that are functional, cost-effective, and personalized while allowing a rapid return on investment. Our structures require only minimal planning and short construction times. Our know-how comprises consulting, design, engineering, and construction. With more than 80 car park references in Europe, we offer you complete construction services with single-source responsibility, reliability, and extensive knowledge of local building codes. Astron car parks are custom-built with an innovative "plug & play" process, for turnkey delivery. We offer you precise, unique construction concepts that perfectly meet your needs.