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One of the major drivers of monthly utility bills is the cost of heating and cooling your home. While insulating your attic or crawlspace can improve the efficiency of your HVAC system, there’s ...

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Many cities have created goals to reduce their carbon footprint over the next couple of years. One way they have found to do this is through the roofs of buildings, i.e. "green" and "cool" roofs. You ...

Could large-scale deployment of cool roofs in cities have unintended consequences? (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to ...

A new study has found that implementing cool roofs and cool pavements in cities around the world can not only help cities stay cooler, they can also cool the world, with the potential of canceling the ...

Gurdane Virk receives funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. It’s getting hot in the city, and our overheated cities are only going to get hotter still as more people ...

Hot summer temperatures are just around the corner, and nothing collects heat like the roof over your head. When it's 90 degrees outside, a dark roof will reach temperatures as high as 150 degrees.

When sweltering temperatures hit, you probably think about how low your air conditioner can go. Maybe you flip on your ceiling fan more and draw the curtains. But your roof can also play a role in how ...

While major cities across the United States embrace “cool roof” standards to combat rising urban temperatures, the Pacific Northwest has yet to implement any policies that could reduce local ...