Cool Roofs and Related Cooling Strategies
Cool Roofs - EPA's ENERGY STAR® Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR program assists building owners and managers with cool roof information and implementation help.
Cool Roofs - Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
FacilitiiesNet.com - A number of articles are published here. Use the search engine with the words "cool roof."
"Cool Systems For Hot Cities" - An article from Professional Roofing Magazine written by Hashem Akbari and Sarah Bretz describing the benefits of cool roofs and addressing issues such as aesthetics, effectiveness over time (including self-washing surfaces).
Florida Solar Energy Center Online Publications on Cool Roofs
- PF293 - Measured Cooling Energy Savings from Reflective Roofing Systems in Florida: Field and Laboratory Research Results
- PF337 - Comparative Summer Attic Thermal Performance of Six Roof Constructions
- CR670 - Laboratory Testing of the Reflectance Properties of Roofing Materials
- CR904 - Demonstration of Cooling Savings of Light Colored Roof Surfacing in Florida Commercial Buildings: Our Savior's School
- CR964 - Demonstration of Cooling Savings of Light Colored Roof Surfacing in Florida Commercial Buildings: Retail Strip Mall
Roof Coating Associations
Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association
National Roofing Contractor's Association
Reflective Roof Coatings Institute (RRCI)
Urban Heat Island Information
The Heat Island Group - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Urban Heat Island Tutorial - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
"LBL researchers publish book on 'heat islands' " - Short article by Diane LaMacchia published in 1992.
Islands in the (Air) Stream" - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Urban Heat Island Pilot Project



