US Wants to Paint the World White to Save Energy

May 27, 2009

On May 26, 2009, at the climate change symposium in London, the US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the Obama administration wanted to paint roofs an energy-reflecting white.

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White Roof : Energy Savings

November 10, 2008

There is energy savings from white roofs. This research determines the costs and benefits of white roofs and the long term effects of white roof coatings.

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Urban Heat Islands Cooler with Reflective Coatings

November 10, 2008

City landscapes become heat traps, but scientists have some solutions.

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Solar Reflectance for Roof Coatings

November 10, 2008

Radiation control coatings (RCCs) are described in ASTM Standards to be liquid applied coatings having solar reflectances of at least 0.75 and ambient temperature emittances of at least 0.75. RCCs are intended to reduce solar heating loads on buidlings by reflecting the incoming solar radiation.

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Passing the Test – Reflectivity of Aged Cool Roofs

November 10, 2008

Effect of weathering can cut into energy savings, but research seeks to shed more light on the subject.

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