A White Roof To Make the Planet Green
Sheffield Admin Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 4:46AM If you're on the East Coast of the US right now, you're really feeling the heat. And hopefully not using your A/C too much for relief.
There are, of course, methods big and small for greening the planet with home decor. The small things you can do right now: get some insulated shades and close them in the heat of day, use a fan instead of an A/C, go out to an air-conditioned movie instead of turning on your personal A/C. 
One of the big-picture approaches we really love is the "white" roof, a roof that doesn't contribute to heating the air, but that cools it. Plus, think how great it looks: just imagine if your city were filled with rooftops carpeted in cooling green grass.
Here's an interesting article evaluating one white roof, which we found at Low Impact living:
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/category/interior-design/
Reader Comments (3)
Agree with your though. Its really great home design. thank you
Seo Geek Blog
Hello,
I have installed over 200 Energy Star roofs and I would like to add a little to your information about white roofs. There are several roofing materials such as TPO which are naturally white, highly reflective and can last over two decades. Your readers should be careful not to use some of the cheap roofing paints. Some of these paints are water-based and if your roof ponds water, it can actually damage the capsheet of flat roofs. For situations like that, if you want a reflective roof, it's better to use a silcone based roof restorative product. Ideally, a solid white tile roof works great as well as white metal roofs. For those who need to save money an Energy Star shingle roof is a good option. Finally, note that cool roofs typically last many years longer than less efficient dark roofs.
JW Roofing