On a hot summer day, rooftops shimmer in the sunlight, blasting heat into houses and streets. But that might change thanks to ...

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, ...

A roof paint that can cool your home and pull fresh water straight out of the air? It's within reach, as scientists scale up ...

Researchers at the University of Sydney and start-up Dewpoint Innovations have developed a nanoengineered polymer paint-like ...

As the planet gets hotter, the use of air conditioning keeps growing—and adding to emissions that make future heat waves even more likely. But a new type of coating could help buildings cool down ...

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, ...

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 ...

Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered “green roofs,” street-level vegetation or solar panels, ...

One of the major drivers of monthly utility bills is the cost of heating and cooling your home. While insulating your attic or crawlspace can improve the efficiency of your HVAC system, there’s ...

As cities across the United States brace for potentially record-breaking summer heat, a new study from the UK offers a simple yet effective solution to cool urban environments: painting roofs white.

Scientists in the Netherlands have assessed how the so-called blue-green roofs can help reduce the operating temperature of rooftop PV panels and have found they provide a significant cooling effect.

Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered 'green roofs,' street-level vegetation or solar panels, ...