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Reflective Roof Paint Repels the Heat


Green Lifestyle  (tags: hydroseal, cool, roof, paint, coolstuff, eco-friendly, greenproducts, energy, conservation, sustainable, home, greenliving, environment, globalwarming, goodnews )

Tom
- 235 days ago - latimes.com
An engineer and retired Air Force colonel spent much of his military career creating coatings for spacecraft and airplanes, and has now invented a white "cool roof" coating that deflects 85% of the sun's heat and can cut air conditioning bills in half.
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Janet Solomon (251)
Sunday July 26, 2009, 11:11 pm
Sadly, we don't have this problem in Canada....
but thank you Tom! xo
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (274)
Monday July 27, 2009, 12:49 pm
Wuuuunnnderful, lets hope it will be implmented son and to all nations
 

Nancy aka Lightfoot (68)
Monday July 27, 2009, 1:34 pm
This is exactly what so many could use and hopefully can get soon. Thanks Tom for sharing!
 

Shamrock Kat (339)
Monday July 27, 2009, 2:48 pm
What a great article, Tom! I'm going to send a copy of it to both my homeowners association, my city, and my county....maybe even my state! As you know, a way to make things cooler in 116-degree weather (here over the weekend in AZ), is very well worth the effort to pass along to those who will allow us to use it!
 

Mandi T. (297)
Monday July 27, 2009, 4:21 pm
Now that's COOL -)
TX TOM
 

Lyn Z. (280)
Monday July 27, 2009, 6:48 pm
Sure hope they can ship to Florida. Hyperseal Inc. makes no mention if it is carried by any hardware or home improvement stores = I would definitely buy it = of course once I can afford it. Considering how high my electr. bill has been the past 4 months this year compared to the previous 8 years, it sure would be worth it to me.
 

Jodi S B. (135)
Monday July 27, 2009, 10:21 pm
I want some for my roof top! Id have to convince my husband first though....since we would be the only one in the neighborhood without black roof! LOL
 

Michelle M. (83)
Tuesday July 28, 2009, 2:24 am
Great idea, hope it comes to France even if here in the north we don't get all that many very hot days... Thanks Tom
 

mary f. (104)
Tuesday July 28, 2009, 2:56 am
right now in ireland we need something to repel the rain
 

MyKinK Star (25)
Wednesday July 29, 2009, 1:26 am
Mary F. A good ole tin roof should be enough to help repel the rain!

It's this kind of innovation that will change America and make US a winner again, with jobs and money. Now, we just need to get everyone to look up from their damned phones or games and start thinking! We've lost a whole generation to BS technology. Not that it's not good, but it's really being used in all the wrong ways and it's such a waste.
 
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