A roof influences how a building handles heat every day. Reducing heat absorption at the roof surface changes how the ...

Reflective systems allow the roof to work with the building instead of against it”— Thad Brown WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI, ...

Heating and cooling a house are two of the biggest ongoing costs for homeowners and are responsible for the bulk of the average household’s energy consumption. A new kind of roof-and-attic system ...

For obvious reasons, we need to keep thinking long-term about low-cost, effective strategies for cooling our homes and buildings. Since 2005, all new buildings in ...

More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and the United Nations projects that this share will rise to 70 percent by 2050. During the daytime, these expanding urban areas absorb more ...

To protect urban residents from heat during summer, simply painting every rooftop white or opting for a reflective coating could help reduce outdoor temperatures across a city by 1.2 degrees Celsius, ...

Developed specifically for the Southern and Western U.S. roofing markets, tan-colored Sure-Weld thermoplastic polyolefin membranes have a reflectance rating of 0.71 and an emittance rating of 0.86, ...

"Commercial roofing in the Bay Area has evolved beyond simple waterproofing; it is now about thermal performance and regulatory compliance," said Greg P, President at Lifetime Roofing & Renovation.

Dec. 16 (UPI) --An all-season "smart roof" coating keeps homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer, without using natural gas or electricity, a study published Thursday in the journal ...

Commercial roof coatings provide a practical way to preserve existing roofing systems when structural integrity is ...