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- Henning Larsen wins bid to design a sustainable business district for Shenzhen Tue, 14 May 19, 5:30amDanish architectural firm Henning Larsen Architects has won an international competition for the design of the Shenzhen Bay Headquarters City, a new district in the southern Chinese city spanning 5.5 million square meters....
- New Study Shows White Roofs are Three Times More Effective than Green Roofs at Fighting Climate Change Tue, 4 Feb 14, 4:00amAlthough having a garden on the roof of your house might look great, a lot of evidence suggests that roofs painted white are much better for the environment...
- New Study Shows White Roofs are Three Times More Efficient than Green Roofs Tue, 4 Feb 14, 2:25amAlthough having a garden on the roof of your house might look great, a lot of evidence suggests that roofs painted white are much better for the environment...
- Law of unintended consequences bites the ‘white roof UHI solution’ – causes reduced rainfall Sat, 8 Sep 12, 4:22pmFrom Arizona State University Researchers emphasize evaluation of tradeoffs in battling urban heat island Urbanization will increase average temperatures in Arizona’s Sun Corridor and white roofs can combat that, but...
- White Roofs Could Save U.S. (Much Needed) $735 Million per Year Wed, 21 Jul 10, 11:34pmSince being appointed as the Secretary of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu has been talking all about the benefits of white roofs. Now he’s going to put his own department where his mouth is by mandating that all new roofs on...
- Painting The Roof White To Cool Cities Sat, 30 Jan 10, 3:50amWhite Roofs May Successfully Cool Cities. Painting the roofs of buildings white has the potential to significantly cool off cities and mitigate some impacts of global warming, results of a new study indicate. The research,...