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Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023 The roof plays a pivotal role as it directly engages with solar radiation absorption and external heat exchange, significantly influencing the building’s overall energy dynamics. To assess the performance of green roofs and cool roofs, a roof performance
Shanguo Zhao +4 more
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Experimental energy performance assessment of a bifacial photovoltaic system and effect of cool roof coating [PDF]
, 2023 In the quest for high albedo materials that boost the energy production of bifacial photovoltaic systems, a range of material already exists for reducing building roof surface temperatures, called cool roof materials.
Flores-Abascal, Iván +12 more
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 Global warming increases the indoor temperature and energy consumption of residential buildings in arid regions. No doubt, development of effective passive cooling techniques are crucial to reduce the room air temperature as well as the energy ...
V. Vinod Kumar, Nitin Raut, Norie Akeel
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Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2020 The cool roofs in buildings is a promising option to deal with summer Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects. In context to that, studies on different cool roof materials are widely available; however, there is a dearth of studies on insulating material ...
Aftab Ahmed Sahito +3 more
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Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021 Cool roofs, as feasible and efficient passive solar technique that reduces building energy requirements for cooling and improves indoor thermal comfort conditions, have received considerable attention in recent years and as a result, a number of concepts,
Babak Ashtari +3 more
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Features and Benefits of Cool Roofs: The Cool Roof Rating Council Program
Journal of Green Building, 2008 Abstract Green buildings incorporate many strategies to reduce energy use and environmental impacts and improve occupant health. Cool roofs are one important green building strategy because of the immense positive benefit they can provide. Cool roofs are not a new phenomenon, but they are essential to the construction and maintenance of energy ...
Michelle van Tijen, Rebecca Cohen
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Hygrothermal Performance of Cool Roofs Subjected to Saudi Climates
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2019 In regions with hot climatic conditions such as that in Saudi Arabia, a substantial share of energy is used for cooling the buildings. Many studies have shown that cool (white) roofs can help reduce the cooling energy load and thus the demand for energy ...
Hamed H. Saber +2 more
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Pollution severity-regulated effects of roof strategies on China’s winter PM2.5
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2022 Urbanization took place rapidly over recent decades and is expected to continue in the future, producing a series of environmental issues, including heat stress.
Fan Wang +4 more
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Evolution of cool-roof standards in the United States [PDF]
, 2008 Roofs that have high solar reflectance and high thermal emittance stay cool in the sun. A roof with lower thermal emittance but exceptionally high solar reflectance can also stay cool in the sun.
Levinson, Ronnen, Akbari, Hashem
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Buildings, 2016 Over the last few decades many bibliographical studies have been conducted on cool roofs, by analyzing both the energy performance during summer and winter seasons and their contribution in mitigating the urban heat island effect.
Benedetta Barozzi, M. Cristina Pollastro
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