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Cool roofs offer a salve for hot cities and the climate, too
2014-07-01 06:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: From his office in the Berkeley hills, Art Rosenfeld looks out on the heart of Californias Bay Area. The 87-year-old scientist keeps a pencil and a small notebook in his breast pocket, ready to jot down a quick note or make a calculation. With these simple tools he has been able to influence state and national energy policy over the years. But for now they stay tucked away as he enjoys the scenery. I get a pretty good view of San Francisco, Rosenfeld says. While his vantage point has remained...
Vegetated Roofs and Energy Conservation
2014-06-16 21:45:49| PortlandOnline
White Paper, July 2013 PDF Document, 1,805kbCategory: Technical Resources
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GSEP Helps Mexico Identify Significant Energy And Emissions Savings From Cool Roofs
2014-05-27 07:51:27| pollutiononline Home Page
Anational studyconducted inMexicohas found that switching to cool roofs could help commercial and residential buildings realize typical energy savings of around 7% and 18%, respectively
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The Appraisal: Turbines Pop Up on New York Roofs, Along With Questions of Efficiency
2014-05-26 17:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A dozen construction workers gathered around a flatbed truck in Long Island City, Queens, one recent Tuesday, marveling at the final piece of a new 15-story apartment building they had just finished assembling. As a mobile crane hoisted the 20-foot-long black contraption over Pearson Street, many of the workers used their phones to film its ascent. What looked like a huge carbon-fiber strand of DNA strung around a 10-foot mast was the last of three wind turbines being installed atop the Pearson...
QSL spending $10 million to replace asbestos shed roofs at Lucinda sugar terminal
2014-04-22 08:23:27| Sugar Industry News
Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL) will kick off its $10 million refurbishment program early next month on the roofs of two of the three sheds at the Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal.
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