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Cool roofs could have saved lives during London's hottest summer

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As many as 249 lives could have been saved in London during the 2018 record-setting hot summer had the city widely adopted cool roofs, estimates a new study by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter.

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Cool roofs outperform green roofs in urban climate modeling study

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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, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

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Telangana Announces a Groundbreaking Cool Roof Policy

NRDC onEarth

A new state policy protects people from extreme heat and delivers substantial energy savings

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Telangana Announces a Groundbreaking Cool Roof Policy

NRDC onEarth

A new state policy protects people from extreme heat and delivers substantial energy savings

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Sunlight-Reflecting ‘Cool Walls’ Can Save Building Owners Big Money, Study Says

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sunlight-reflecting “cool walls” could save as much or more energy than reflective cool roofs. There's no formal universal definition of what constitutes a “cool wall," said Ronnen Levinson, study co-author and staff scientist at Berkeley Lab. percent for single-family homes, and 4.6

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Scientists look for the Holy Grail: The whitest paint ever

Grist

Totally separate from interactions with sunlight, all surfaces, including roofs, radiate heat outward. That’s why it can cool below the ambient temperature.” per kilowatt-hour, their paint could result in a savings of $36 per month on cooling. cities have quietly adopted “cool roof” requirements into their building codes.

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6 places with future-friendly heat solutions

Grist

Cool roofs lowering home temperatures in India: The city of Ahmedabad was the first in India to develop a heat action plan, following a devastating heat wave in 2010. The plan has been through several iterations over the past decade — and one of the latest initiatives is a focus on “cool roofs.”