Keep Your Cool

Cool Your Home, Cool Your Community, Cool Our Planet

Cool roofs and walls can help many building owners save money while protecting the environment. If you are planning a new building or replacing or restoring an existing roof or exterior wall, cool surfaces should be considered an energy-efficient option. Cool roof and wall products exist for virtually every kind of building exterior.

Just as wearing light-colored clothing can help keep a person cool on a sunny day, cool roofs and walls help to maintain lower building temperatures. Traditional dark roofs and walls can reach temperatures of 150 ºF (66 ºC) or higher in the summer sun. Cool surfaces under the same conditions could stay more than 50 °F (28 ºC) cooler.