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SmartGrid Canada (SGC) is a new national organization dedicated to promoting a more modern and efficient electricity grid for the benefit of all Canadians.

CanmetENERGY, in collaboration with Standards Council of Canada and partners, have established a national Smart Grid Technology and Standards Task Force. The Task Force collaborates to identify key priority areas for Canadians, participate in joint projects that aim to develop North American standards and provide recommendations for the advancement of global standards efforts managed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

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 building energy efficiency.

As part of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP), the Port of Los Angeles is developing a system of electric cargo trucks that can substantially lower the port’s emissions.

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.

These interactive calculators allow you to enter values specific to your construction type and location to determine the energy efficiency of your new or existing building.

The Heat Island Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory works to cool buildings, cities, and the planet by making roofs, pavements, and cars cooler in the sun.

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 activities such as demonstration projects, the development and sharing of best practices, research to refine the understanding of the potential of cool roofs and pavements to mitigate the urban heat island effect and global warming, and the promotion of inclusion of cool roofs and pavements in building codes, the Working Group will advance policies and actions that increase the solar reflectance of urban surfaces.

On July 20, 2010, at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in Washington, DC, government and corporate leaders announced a new initiative to accelerate energy efficiency improvements throughout industrial facilities and large buildings. The purpose of this initiative, called the Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP), is to significantly cut global energy use by:

This guide was developed for a range of audiences to help speed a transition to cool roofs and pavements. Some of the information included in this guide is fairly technical and will be most useful to building operators, facilities managers, transportation engineers, developers, and roofing contractors. Some of this information is designed with city leaders and policymakers in mind and focuses on decision tools, city wide costs and benefits, and case studies. We hope that you will find this information useful and that it helps your city, region or organization reap the benefits of adopting cool materials. There are important roles for many groups of people in making cool roofs and pavements a reality. If you are a scientist, a non-profit leader, a funder, a student, a home-owner, or a concerned citizen, we hope you will find this guide useful to your efforts as well. Regardless of your background, please share this guide with people in your city, region, organization, or corporation who will be able to use it to its fullest potential.