White Roofs Save Energy
The Associated Press reports that when the temperature on a roof is measured with an infrared gun, white roofs can be 45 degrees cooler than conventional dark-colored roofing material. This difference means cooler indoors that need less air conditioning to cool, which makes a building more energy efficient. This “cool roof” program has taken off […]
White Roofs Could Reduce Urban Heating
To help combat global warming and urban heating, we might just need to paint the town white. A new modeling study simulated the effects of painting roofs white to reflect incoming solar rays and found that it could help cool cities and reduce the effects of global warming. The feasibility of such an initiative for […]
White roofs cool energy bills
NEW YORK — Herb Van Gent points his infrared gun at a square of still-unpainted gray shingle and clicks the trigger. He gets an immediate temperature reading: 143 degrees and rising. Then he aims it five feet away to a square of roof I have just painted: 98 degrees and decreasing. He smiles. “A 45-degree […]
White roofs do cool temps, study finds
If every degree Fahrenheit counts in stabilizing the climate, then painting the roofs of city buildings white could offer a significant payoff, according to the first computer modeling study of an idea that’s taken hold in cities around the world. “Our research demonstrates that white roofs, at least in theory, can be an effective method […]
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Obama’s green guru calls for white roofs
President Obama’s energy adviser has suggested all the world’s roofs should be painted white as part of efforts to slow global warming. Professor Steven Chu, the US Energy Secretary, said the unusual proposal would mean homes in hot countries would save energy and money on air conditioning by deflecting the sun’s rays. More pale surfaces […]
