Other than servicing a swamp cooler, coating your flat (built-up) roof is probably the most fundamental task for an Arizona homeowner - and the one with the greatest payback. If done right, and in ...

If Energy Secretary Steven Chu had his way, Americans would be painting their roofs white as often as homeowners in the Greek isles. While speaking in London in late May, he extolled the virtues of ...

Berkeley Lab engineers have developed a roof coating that can keep a building warmer or cooler, depending on the weather. When it’s warm out, the material will reflect sunlight and heat, but this ...

Scientists have developed an all-season smart-roof coating that keeps homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer – without consuming natural gas or electricity. Research findings reported ...

The coating, if used on enough buildings at once, could also help deal with so-called “urban heat islands.” Tomwang112/iStock As temperatures soar worldwide, how do we keep our homes and other ...

About 50 families who live in Baltimore rowhouses likely slept better on hot summer nights this year as their bedrooms were cooler than last year. That’s because they now sleep under a cool white roof ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Globally, 2021 was ranked the fifth warmest year on record since 1880.* Heat waves are more frequent, and in Miami, there have been more 90-degree days than ever before. Air ...

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In this Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 file photo, a coating of Acrymax is applied to the roof of a rowhouse in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing ...

DUBLIN, May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Coatings for Commercial and Residential Roofing: The North American Market" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report provides ...

“Our all-season roof coating automatically switches from keeping you cool to warm, depending on outdoor air temperature. This is energy-free, emission-free air conditioning and heating, all in one ...