Recent News & Events
Ronnen Levinson on NPR's Science FridayTuesday, June 25, 2019 Last week Ronnen Levinson, leader of the Berkeley Lab Heat Island Group, was featured on NPR's Science Friday broadcast. He was invited to join the program to discuss cool surfaces and other city-cooling strategies on the segment "Hot Enough For You? More... |
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Call for presentations for Cool Building Solutions for a Warming World workshopFriday, April 26, 2019 The Heat Island Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is collaborating with the broader urban heat island (UHI) countermeasures community to identify and assess UHI countermeasures (e.g., high-reflectance surfaces, wet surfaces More... |
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NEW: International Million Cool Roofs ChallengeThursday, November 8, 2018 Our collaborator Global Cool Cities just announced the Million Cool Roofs Challenge -- an unprecedented, $2 million effort to create cooler communities in places that need it most. The Challenge is made up of two parts: an outcome- More... |
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Egyptian Blue for Energy EfficiencyTuesday, October 9, 2018 A color developed by Egyptians thousands of years ago has a modern-day application as well – the pigment can boost energy efficiency by cooling rooftops and walls, and could also enable solar generation of electricity via windows. Egyptian blue More... |
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Berkeley Lab Takes Home 2016 R&D 100 Award for Cool Roof Time MachineWednesday, September 6, 2017 R&D Magazine's R&D 100 Awards, established 54 years ago, recognize 100 technologies and services introduced in the previous year deemed most significant by an independent panel of judges. This year's winners received the awards at a November 3 More... |
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Not All Cool Pavements Are Created EqualThursday, May 18, 2017 Berkeley Lab finds that the choice of pavement material can significantly impact carbon emissions, creates decision tool for cities to use Cool pavements can help keep cities cool, right? Yes, but according to new research from the Department of More... |
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R&D Awards for Energy Technologies AreaWednesday, November 9, 2016 Two projects within the Energy Technologies Area won honors at the 2016 R&D 100 Awards, an international science and technology competition. The research — Cool Roof Time Machine and Sustainable and Affordable Fluoride Removal (SAFR)—joins three More... |
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Fluorescent Ruby Red Roofs Stay as Cool as WhiteWednesday, September 21, 2016 Elementary school science teaches us that in the sun, dark colors get hot while white stays cool. Now new research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found an exception: Scientists have determined that certain dark pigments More... |
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Your Air Conditioning is Making the Heat Wave WorseWednesday, July 27, 2016 While air conditioning temporarily cools, it’s making our world hotter. According to Berkeley Lab researchers, a crash program to maintain or establish three shade trees per building and make all roofs and pavement in U.S. cities reflective could More... |
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Join the cool roofing industry at the 2016 International Roof Coatings ConferenceTuesday, April 12, 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. The event includes an exciting lineup of expert speakers and educational sessions, More... |
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