US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday the Obama administration wanted to paint roofs an energy-reflecting white, as he took part in a climate change symposium in London.
Painting all roofs white could nudge the Earth's albedo from 0. News and opinion about US politics from a liberal perspective. The Science Behind White Roofs [Greg Pollowitz]. White roofs, and white cars, can reduce carbon emissions by reducing the need to cool cars and buildings during warm times. The Nobel laureate in physics called for a "new revolution".
As a bonus, most green roofs score as high as Energy Star white-surface roofs, keeping buildings cool in summer and. White roof coatings are applied on a variety of roof substrates or membranes. But he warned there was no silver bullet for tackling climate change, and said a range of measures should be introduced, including painting flat roofs white. White roofs in and buildings are very sensible for hot climates and. 0 comments: Post a Comment · Older Post Home.
Photo via Marmel Radziner Prefab> It's long been known that white roofs reflect more heat back into space, reducing the amount of electricity used for A/C and thus drastically cutting down on energy consumption. Painting homes a lighter shade does more than save money on AC. The building also features numerous windows to provide natural lighting, bricks made partially from recycled materials and a completely white roof.
Study after study has shown that buildings with white roofs stay cooler during the summer. It turns out that three huge proponents of the idea to paint the town white are former colleagues of Secretary Chu from the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory. The idea of painting our roofs and roads white to offset global warming is not new, but a recent study has calculated just how significantly white surfaces.
The new building incorporates many green initiatives, including a white roof that dramatically increases energy efficiency. Plans to obtain private donations to help develop the Bess Crawford Morton White Church Museum of Collierville History have proven too ambitious during the. Vistas marked for most by concrete walls and concrete roofs and neighbours' windows. I have been pushing white or reflecting roofs as the lowest cost climate strategy (see "Geoengineering, adaptation and mitigation, Part 2: White roofs are the trillion-dollar solution"). The change reduces the way heat accumulates in .
It's the perfect plan to create jobs and fight global warming. Posted 05/27/09 10:09 AM silverhalide1 south elgin, IL, Right, I was thinking to myself about that movie (Idiocracy) the other day, and there's a reason why everyone was driving those tiny compact cars. Builders have known for decades that white roofs reflect the sun's rays and lower the cost of air conditioning. Furthermore, those "white" roofs do nothing to help mitigate the storm water run-off, which should be a priority of NYC with their antiquated sewer systems,.
Toffy metallic stripes with white outer pinstripes really give the car a unique look, as do the white roof and white-painted 17-inch wheels. The company, which specializes in installing white roofs on commercial buildings, has been growing at a rate of 15 percent to 20 percent a year. If all the roofs in the world were white, according to a new study, enough sunlight would reflect back into the atmosphere to significantly. President Obama's energy adviser has suggested all the world's roofs should be painted white as part of efforts to slow global warming.
Chu indicated that government regulations would most likely have to require construction firms and developers to paint the flat roofs of building white, and slanted roofs colors that would reflect heat and energy. Recently I have come across numerous articles promoting cool roofs, and although I work for a company that does indeed manufacture cool, white TPO (for. On a dirty stretch of beach by Gaza City's harbour, Jasser Abu Libda,.
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