I live in Los Angeles and believe it or not it gets hot here and the sun can be intense. I new that artificial turf gets hot because I played sports on the stuff. I now have two dogs and two kids and I wanted to get artificial turf for the backyard. I did a lot of research online and found many different companies saying a lot of many different things especially when it came to heat and artificial turf. I spoke with several companies and one that stood out was a manufacturer called Global Syn Turf. First of all, they were the manufacturer of the artificial turf so felt like they new more than most of these turf companies I spoke with. They told me about a turf they manufacturer called Cool Blue. The Cool Blue turf has a hollow blade so the water and moisture can get trapped into the hollow blade thus making the artificial turf cooler. They also have an infill called T-Cool that cools the artificial turf down 30-50 degrees. They showed me a video they made on YouTube that showed the T-Cool infill cooling the artificial turf down 30 degrees. The T-Cool infill absorbs the water and slowly releases the evaporation thus cooling the artificial turf down. I now have Global Syn Turfs Cool Blue Olive turf and the T-Cool infill installed in my yard and me, my wife, my kids and my dogs love it. Thanks...