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Lots of Alternatives for White Roofs

While not everyone is going to run right out and replace their perfectly good black shingles with white ones or slap a coat of "Vanilla Cream," paint on the top of the house, there are a lot of energy-saving possibilities available when the time does come to reroof. ...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2009 1:18 PM by Jann Swanson

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White Roofs and Albedo

Albedo is a measure of an objects ability to reflect the sun's rays and that ability may offer a partial or at least a stopgap solution both the global warming and to energy costs. White roofs can be part of this solution....

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Filed under: dark roof, White roofs, Albedo, roofing materials

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