SEATTLE — With warmer weather on the way, you may be focused on home improvements to keep your home cool. Believe it or not, a new roof can help regulate your house’s temperature. “When we do a ...

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The heat is on and temperature records keep getting shattered. In June of this year, more than 60 percent of the world population faced extreme heat that was made at least three times more likely by ...

Reflective roof coatings are a simple but effective way to reduce energy costs. Four products from Coat'N'Cool were recently awarded an Energy Star Rating for their performance. Yorba Linda, ...

Faced with rising energy costs, building owners and managers are discovering that light-colored, reflective roofs can play a critical role in cutting energy consumption. The State of California agrees ...

Pablo Päster is an energy and sustainability management consultant who wrote a weekly advice column for Treehugger from 2009-2012. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the ...

Last legislative session, Tennessee lawmakers voted on a bill that, on its face, seemed technical and harmless. The jargon-loaded legislation stated that “the International Energy Conservation Code's ...

DENVER (CBS4)- The City of Denver is changing an ordinance that voters approved one year ago. The original Green Roof Initiative required all large buildings to have rooftop vegetation. Now, the ...

The ultimate energy saver, cool your roof and home during those hot summer days without having to touch your air conditioning. As more people move to city environments and urban heat islands continue ...