Is it possible that painting the roofs of buildings could reduce your air conditioning bill and also cool the planet?? I calculate that by painting your roof white, you could reflect 50 percent of the ...

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that simply painting your roof white can reduce household electricity bills by 40 percent. Is this something any of us can do? – Susan Pierson, Sumter, S.C. Yes anyone can ...

Metal roofs can look a little mundane, which begs the question: Can you paint a metal roof? The good news is that you can paint it, and experts, in fact, recommend it to protect the material and ...

Painting roofs white has been–like changing lightbulbs–one of the well-cited easy ways out of climate change. By reflecting more light and heat back to the atmosphere, a white roof should act like a ...

The paint reflects 98.1% of solar radiation while also emitting infrared heat. How soon until it's on the shelves at a major retailer? The paint is intended to be used on roofs, including roofing ...

Herb Van Gent points his infrared gun at a square of still unpainted gray shingle and clicks the trigger. He gets an immediate temperature reading: 143 degrees and rising. Then he aims it 5 feet away ...

Florida Power & Light reimbursed contractors to paint thousands of homeowners' asphalt shingle roofs white to reflect sunlight – against the advice of the federal government and major roofing ...

Is it possible that painting the roofs of buildings could reduce your air conditioning bill and also cool the planet?? I calculate that by painting your roof white, you could reflect 50 percent of the ...

Painting roofs white has been–like changing lightbulbs–one of the well-cited easy ways out of climate change. By reflecting more light and heat back to the atmosphere, a white roof should act like a ...