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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:49 am
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A really cool idea: As temperatures rise, so does the demand for cool roofing
May 27, 2020
by Amanda Boyer

The 2010s were marked by shorter winters, longer heat spans, and record-setting temperatures around the globe. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2019 was the second hottest year on record, beaten by 2016 by less than 3/50 C (1/10 F). As greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to trap heat and make homes and businesses more difficult whatsapp number database to cool, cities are struggling to keep up with the demand on local energy grids.

While the late 2010s experienced a construction boom, higher cooling demands are making owning a home, running a business, or staffing an office building more costly in ways that threaten to dampen industry growth. It is incumbent upon designers, architects, and specifiers to factor in the costs of rising temperatures, and incorporate temperature-lowering cool roofs into their recommendations. The incentives, as well as the technology to do so, have been steadily improving.