A cool roof is an addition to your overall cooling efficiency system that can save you money on your AC bill. A cool roof is designed to reflect more sunlight from the surface of your roof than a ...

Commercial developers and home builders may soon be required to use more energy-efficient roofing materials as Atlanta’s leaders explore ways to combat extreme heat.

On top of a co-op building in Flushing, Queens, on a stark gray afternoon, more than two dozen workers armed with brushes and rollers applied a white coat of paint across the black roof. “It’s really ...

But they could be doing much more to encourage the spread of cool roofs, which would make heat waves less dangerous. Grist thanks its sponsors. Become one. To support our nonprofit environmental ...

Photo from Jason Peters, UnSplash House Democrats introduced a bill that would subsidize cool roofs for some American households in an effort to mitigate the risks of extreme heat. The proposed ...

UNEP-backed initiatives are supporting efforts in India to integrate sustainable cooling solutions into policies and city ...

For cool roofs, we find that although major impacts are found when applied over low-rise residential areas of London, already applying them over central mid-rises of the city could reduce the ...

It found that if adopted widely throughout London, cool roofs could reduce outdoor temperatures across the city on average about 1.2 degrees C, and up to 2 degrees C in some locations. Other ...

The trial in Ahmedabad will run for one year, and scientists will collect health and indoor environment data from residents living under a cool roof - and from those who do not. Other study sites ...

A cool roof (often a white roof) uses a highly reflective building material to reflect instead of absorb the sunlight that hits its surface. Like a green roof, this may help decrease the urban ...