Even if you live in a hot area, a green roof will bring a cooling effect to your surroundings. Green roofs reduce the heat flux from your roof by up to 72% on hot days.

Buildings with rooftop areas smaller than 50 square metres were excluded from the analysis. Studies in the past have ...

Employ the Earth for cooling. Ground temperatures remain relatively constant year-round (typically 55°F at 7 feet deep), making Earth-coupled systems highly effective for both heating and cooling.

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Atlanta is now requiring that new roofs be more reflective. Experts say cool roofs are an effective way to save people from ...

Temps soar in Brazil's summer (from December to March). Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for a favela home.

Boston University researchers found that planting about 2,500 trees and installing 3,000 “cool roofs” could bring relief to ...

Researchers have analyzed how wind speed and direction affect the cooling of a rooftop PV plant with 10,806 panels. They say that winds from behind were less effective due to the roof slope and ...

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