Hi William. White roofs can be very effective. SMUD has an extensive white roofs program in Sacramento. Not only do they help cool an individual building, but in inner-city situations they can decrease ambient temperatures.
http://www.fypower.org/pdf/LBNL_CoolRoofs_Overview.PDF http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/12/white_roofs_to.php William Miller wrote at 09:05 AM 9/24/2008: >Friends: > >I have an energy question on a personal project. We are adding two rooms to >our house and it is time to select roofing colors. Nothing will match the >weird comp shingles already on our roof, so we are going to not match and >re-roof the rest of the house later. In the meantime, I need to pick a >shingle color. How much difference does a lighter roof color make here in our >inland California (Mediterranean) climate? We get over 100F frequently in the >summer. > >Thanks for your insight. > >William Miller _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
