How climate is an important factor in deciding what type of building materials to use when constructing a house?

Climate is an important factor in deciding what type of building materials to use when constructing a house because on a sunny day for example asphalt absorbs light energy and converts it into thermal energy, becoming hot. Shininess, colours, and texture are three important things that tell the amount of light energy that's absorbed or reflected. Therefore, in cold places like Europe the outside colour of the house should be dark thus it attracts the sun and keeps the house warm, and use asphalt and aluminum to be built. However, in hot places like Africe the outside colour should be light so ONLY SOME of the light energy is absorbed, because it will be reflected.