Is Blue The Hot New Hue For Cool Roofs?

The new look for cool roofs just got a lot bluer, building researchers say. Image by laenulfean via Flickr.

After years of creating squint-inducing white cool roofs to reduce solar gain, researchers are coming up with a a wider array of colors, including deep blue, to reflect unwanted rays. Read more →

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Shade House Brings Sustainable Sanity To Houston Sprawl

The first five completed units in Houston's Row on 25th development. Image via Shade House Development.

The city built by oil and air conditioning is the site of a new collection of deceptively simple row houses that have achieved some impressive energy-efficiency figures. Read more →

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Modular California Roll House Designed To Beat Desert Heat

Image by Christopher Daniel via Violent Volumes

Taking ironic inspiration from the ocean, a Korean firm uses a sushi-like design to wrap a home environment in a passive, protective shroud to shield against the desert sun. Read more →

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Princeton Team Reflects On ‘Cool Roof’ Hypothesis

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According to a Princeton study, the thickness of a "cool roof" may have as much of an influence on energy savings and thermal performance as surface reflectivity. Read more →

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Solar Sandwich Uses Thin Film, Thermal

Englert Solar Sandwich

The Eglert Solar Sandwich is an appetizing combo of three eco technologies: thin-film solar panels, a standing seam metal cool roof and a solar thermal system. Read more →

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Philanthropy Goes Green In Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Center for Philanthropy

The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County has a new home in the Jack and Peggy Baskin Center for Philanthropy, which recently took LEED Gold certification. Read more →

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Cool Roof Legislation Adds Jobs, Saves Energy

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A new bill in Congress would create economic growth by removing obstacles in the tax code that hinder the upgrading and modernization of energy-efficient, commercial roofs. Read more →

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U.S. Coast Guard Going Green In Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Puerto Rico energy makeover, Schneider

In a $50 million deal, Schneider Electric will use solar power and cool roofs to make the U.S. Coast Guard's Puerto Rico facilities energy efficient. Read more →

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Dow And DOE Labs Partner On Cool Roofs

A partnership between Dow Chemical Company and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to increase the commercial appeal and effectiveness of cool roof coatings. Read more →

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Coast Guard Base Roof Gets A Green Touch

SmarterRoof, PetersenDean

PetersenDean begins its largest SmarterRoof/solar project ever, redoing all the roofs at a U.S. Coast Guard base in Puerto Rico. Read more →

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