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Los Angeles Becomes First Major U.S. City to Adopt Cool Roof Rule
2013-12-19 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to require "cool roofs" for all new and refurbished homes, becoming the first major U.S. city to do so. "Cool roofs" incorporate light- and heat-reflecting building materials, which can lower the surface temperature of the roof by up to 50 degrees F on a hot day, according to Climate Resolve, the local organization that pushed for the ordinance. Such roofs do not necessarily need to be white, the Global Cool Cities Alliance says; they can also be...
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