Recent News & Events
Registration is open for the 4th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat IslandsWednesday, April 13, 2016 Registration is now open for the Fourth International Conference on Countermeasure to Urban Heat Island (4th IC2UHI) 2016 Singapore on 30-31 May and 1 June 2016. |
Join the cool roofing industry at the 2016 International Roof Coatings ConferenceWednesday, April 13, 2016 Berkeley Lab is co-sponsoring the RCMA International Roof Coatings Conference. Join the cool roofing industry at the 2016 conference in Philadelphia this year. |
New ‘Cool Roof Time Machine’ Will Accelerate Cool Roof DeploymentThursday, April 16, 2015 A collaboration led by Lab scientists has established a method to simulate in the lab the soiling and weathering of roofing material, reproducing in only a few days the solar reflectance of roofing products naturally aged for three years. Now this |
HIG scientist, Ronnen Levinson, featured in new video describing cool roofs as one of the Lab's 8 Big IdeasThursday, November 20, 2014 Berkeley Lab scientists, including the Heat Island Group's Dr. Ronnen Levinson, each presented one of the Lab's 8 Big Ideas in front of a packed house in Oakland, CA on 8 October, 2014. His presentation, "Cool Roofs through Time and Space", featured |
USA TODAY cites California's cool pavements bill (AB296) as leading example of nation's best climate preparednessWednesday, October 8, 2014 California has completed the highest number of goals to prepare for climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind 50-state tracking tool unveiled Thursday. California has been a leader, achieving 48 or 14% of its 345 self-described climate goals, |
HIG members use aerial imagery to map roof albedo across entire citiesSunday, September 28, 2014 How cool is your roof? If you live in the California cities of Bakersfield, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or San Jose, you may be able to find out. Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ( |
Ronnen Levinson discusses the new interactive rooftop reflectance map with Southern California Public Radio listenersSunday, September 28, 2014 Berkeley Lab scientists, including the Heat Island Group's Dr. Ronnen Levinson, each presented one of the Lab's 8 Big Ideas in front of a packed house in Oakland, CA on 8 October, 2014. His presentation, "Cool Roofs through Time and Space", featured |
Top 35 Global Innovator: George Ban-Weiss taps his creativity to distinguish himself academically and musically.Thursday, September 11, 2014 Former Heat Island Group member, George Ban-Weiss, was recognized by "MIT Technology Review" as one of the world's "35 top innovators under the age of 35" for his research that is informing CA policy on climate change and urban air quality. |
The Heat Island Group developed a new web portal for local governments to learn more about Cool Communities on CoolCalifornia.orgThursday, September 11, 2014 The Heat Island Group, with support from the California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board, developed a new web portal for local governments to learn more about the science and implementation of cool community strategies in California |
HIG researchers uncover potential for cool roofs in Chinese citiesFriday, August 22, 2014 After three years of collaborative investigation, Heat Island Group researchers co-authored a paper with Chinese researchers find positive results for white roofs in the four hot-summer cities. The authors conclude that cool roofs should be credited or |