Recent News & Events
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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Registration is open for the 4th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat IslandsTuesday, April 12, 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. The theme of the conference: Countering Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Climate More... |
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Cool Roofs in China Offer Enhanced Benefits During Heat WavesTuesday, December 22, 2015 New Berkeley Lab study uses regional climate model to compare heat waves to normal summer conditions.
It is well established that white roofs can help mitigate the urban heat island effect, reflecting the sun’s energy back into space and reducing a More... |
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New “Cool Roof Time Machine” Will Accelerate Cool Roof DeploymentTuesday, April 14, 2015 Standards body approves Berkeley Lab’s method to mimic natural soiling of roofing materials.
Cool roofs can help keep buildings cool, thus lowering the building’s energy use, while also mitigating the urban heat island effect by reflecting sunlight More... |
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HIG scientist, Ronnen Levinson, featured in new video describing cool roofs as one of the Lab's 8 Big IdeasWednesday, November 19, 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 More... |
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USA TODAY cites California's cool pavements bill (AB296) as leading example of nation's best climate preparednessTuesday, October 7, 2014 California has completed the highest number of goals to prepare for climate change, followed by Massachusetts and New York, according to a first-of-its-kind 50-state tracking tool unveiled Thursday. In the last five years, there's been a burst More... |
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HIG members use aerial imagery to map roof albedo across entire citiesSaturday, September 27, 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 ( More... |
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