FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF COOL ROOFS: THE COOL ROOF RATING COUNCIL PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION

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 efficient buildings, and new cool roof technologies give architects more options for both material type and color.