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

Brochure on specifications for PV systems.

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

Website describing how solar water heaters -- also called solar domestic hot water systems -- can be a cost-effective way to generate hot water for your home.

Webpage from Boston Solar describing how solar plus storage options can be beneficial for maintaining electricity during power outages.

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.

Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.

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

DOE presentation describing a project to study window attachments.

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

Webpage describing benefits of adding battery storage to homes and an estimation tool.

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

A PDF containing the SERC Solar PV System Field-Inspection Checklist.

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.

Web page describing the basics of how to size and build a battery bank for electricity storage.

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.

Webpage from Suntegrity Solar describing different backup power generator options to prepare for future power outages.

Article describing a case study in which a whole-house battery and PV system was tested in a home with cooling and refrigeration during a hurricane in Florida.

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

A document providing guidance on integrating a PV array with a roof system.

A research paper exploring the design, installation, repair and maintenance of solar water and pool heating technologies.

The 2017 publication update to the SEAOC Wind Committee and SEAOC Solar Photovoltaic Systems Sub-Committee's 2012 report.

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