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Cool Roof Demonstrations

Economy: United States

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NYC °CoolRoofs

The NYC °CoolRoofs initiative encourages building owners to cool their rooftops by applying a reflective white coating that reduces energy use, cooling costs and carbon emissions. The program supports New York City's goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030, as outlined in PlaN...

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Cool Roofs in China-US CERC-BEE

The Clean Energy Research Center, a joint effort between the United States and China to promote clean energy practices, was established in November 2009. The Building Energy Efficiency (BEE) initiative, one of the three main programs established by the CERC, aims to research best practices for build...

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Material Rating Program

The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) is an independent, non-profit organization that maintains a third-party rating system for radiative properties of roof surfacing materials. ...

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GSEP Cool Roofs and Pavements Working Group

In an effort to reduce energy use in buildings and to mitigate the warming effects of climate change, the Cool Roofs and Pavements Working Group formed as a subgroup within the Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP) at the second Clean Energy Ministerial in April 2011. Through activit...