WASHINGTON - Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the completion of a new cool roof installation on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Headquarters West Building. According to DOE, there was ...

Widespread installation of certain 'cool roof' materials in the region could slightly increase ozone and fine particulate pollution levels, scientists suggest after a groundbreaking study. In a ...

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As the summer reaches extreme temperatures, homeowners are increasingly concerned about keeping their homes cool without breaking the bank on energy bills. Are you paying attention to how the roofing ...

A new study has found that implementing cool roofs and cool pavements in cities around the world can not only help cities stay cooler, they can also cool the world, with the potential of canceling the ...

As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules. It began with a lobbyist’s pitch.

Many cities have created goals to reduce their carbon footprint over the next couple of years. One way they have found to do this is through the roofs of buildings, i.e. "green" and "cool" roofs. You ...

An Algerian-Spanish research team has looked at how cool roofs (CR) could help increase power yield in bifacial rooftop PV systems and has found that the proposed combination offers higher energy ...