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Study investigating measured cooling energy savings from the installation of wall finishes with higher solar reflectance.

Guide developed to help contractors, building operators, and city officials successfully adopt cool roof and pavement technology.

DOE-sponsored report describing a study investigating condensation buildup on windows when using insulating shades.

Study reporting the results of comparative testing of the effect of finished and unfinished metal roofing systems on cooling energy performance in a test facility.

Study investigating measured cooling energy performance in side-by-side identical homes with varying roof types, including cool roof technologies.

Study describing efforts and outcomes in developing color-pigmented roofing products with coatings to increase solar reflectance.

ENERGY STAR webpage discussing the costs and benefits of cool roofs.

Fact sheet providing information on window attachments and their potential for improving energy efficiency.

Webpage discussing the characteristics of sunlight and how cool roofs work to reduce solar heat gain.

Searchable database of wall cladding and coating products that have undergone solar reflectance and thermal emittance testing.

Tool developed by LBNL to calculate potential savings from increasing wall and roof solar reflectance.

Searchable database of over 3,000 roofing products that have undergone solar reflectance and thermal emittance testing.

LBNL webpage providing resources and tools related to cool technologies, including the SRI calculator and the DOE Cool Roof Calculator.

Web page providing information on the types of cool roofs and their benefits to consumers.

Study reporting the results of comparative testing of the effect of various roof types on cooling energy performance in a test facility.

DOE-sponsored report describing the experimental setup and results of field studies on using exterior fabric shading attachments to reduce solar heat gain, reduce glare, and improve comfort.

DOE-sponsored report describing the experimental setup and results of field studies on using interior cellular shading attachments to reduce solar heat gain in summer and reduce heat loss in winter.

DOE report characterizing the installed base of windows and window coverings, and how users operate window coverings in order to enable precise quantification of energy savings.

Study investigating measured cooling energy savings in homes across the U.S. from the installation of roofing with higher solar reflectance.

Large scale simulation study investigating the effects of cool roofs and walls on buildings of various vintages across the U.S., with special attention given to California.

DOE-sponsored report describing the experimental design and results of testing the energy performance of Hunter Douglas double-cell cellular shades under various control schemes in the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Lab Homes.