Cool Roof Articles
General
"Cool Roofs: a Piece of the Green Puzzle", Roofing Contractor Magazine, September 2009
"Red Hot Trends in Green Roofs" (webcast), Building Design + Construction, July 20, 2009
"White Rooftops May Help Slow Warming", Washington Post, June 14, 2009
Published CRRC Letter to the Editor in response to the Eco-Structure article "Challenging What's Cool: Is the Exponential Growth of Cool Roofing an Impending Catastrophe", May/June 2009
"What's So Cool About Cool Roofs?", American Institute of Architects (AIA) Approved Continuing Education Course, March 2009
"Understanding Cool Roof Codes and Rebate Requirements", Building Operations Management, March 2009
"Features and Benefits of Cool Roofs: The Cool Roof Rating Council Program", Journal of Green Building Volume 3: Number 2, Spring 2008
"Be Cool: the Cool Roof Movement is Sweeping the Nation", CRRC Supplement in Eco-Structure Magazine, January/February 2008
"Cool Roofing: Beyond Myths to Solutions", Maintenance Solutions Magazine, July 2007
"Finding Incentives for Cool Roofs, Building Operating Management, March 2007
"The Evolution of a Rating System", RCI's Interface Magazine, February 2007
"Making the Case for Cool Roofs", Maintenance Solutions Magazine, October 2006
"Making Cool Roofs Pay", Maintenance Soutions Magazine, August 2006
“Literature Review of Uncertainty Analysis Methods”, Texas A&M University, October 2004
ENERGY STAR® Labeled Roof Product Articles
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Case Studies
ENERGY STAR® Cool Roof Case Studies
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Energy Savings
“Demonstration of Cooling Savings of Light Colored Roof Surfacing in Florida Commercial Buildings: Retail Strip Mall”, Florida Solar Energy Center, October 1997
“Measured Cooling Energy Savings From Reflective Roofing Systems In Florida: Field and Laboratory Research Results”, Florida Solar Energy Center, 1995
“Comparative Evaluation of the Impact of Roofing Systems on Residential Cooling Energy Demand in Florida", Florida Solar Energy Center
“Guide for Estimating Differences in Building Heating and Cooling Energy Due to Changes in Solar Reflectance of a Low-Sloped Roof”, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1989
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Roof Products
"Long Term Reflective Performance of Roof Membranes", Technical results of a three year study on the loss of solar reflectance due to soiling and the increase in roof temps over that time, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
“Roofing: Making White Coatings Work” , Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association, May 2006
"At Home with Cool Colored-Roofs", Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Technical Brief
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Roof Cleaning
"Economic Feasibility of Cleaning Roofs to Maintain their 'Solar Reflectance' Ratings", Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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