Roof Color Energy Efficiency

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Roof color energy efficiency.

1 cool your roof cool roofs are lighter in color than traditional black asphalt or dark wood shingles and save energy by reflecting light and heat away rather than absorbing them. While lighter colors are inherently more heat reflective roofing materials have a much larger impact on roofing energy efficiency than their colors do. This is known as the albedo effect and many studies have documented significant energy savings from simply lightening the color of a roof. White roofing isn t always green.

But the reality isn t quite as straightforward. Built up roofs consist of a base sheet fabric reinforcement layers and usually a dark protective. Reformulate or coat black membranes to make them reflective. The color of the shingles you choose for your build can have a significant impact on the building s energy efficiency.

The industry has long held the assumption that white roofing because of how it reacts with surrounding air temperatures think about the idea that the color white.