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Webpage providing information on how window shading can reduce heat gain in summer and heat loss in winter.

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.

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.

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.

LBNL webpage introducing heat island effect and cool materials concepts, and providing links to LBNL pages explaining cool pavements, cool roofs, and cool walls.

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.