Additional Info

Listed below are links to sites that will provide you with more information about cool roofs.

Cool Roof Rating Council

The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) is an independent, non-profit organization that develops radiative energy performance rating systems for roofing products.

ENERGY STAR® Roof Products

Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy specifying energy efficiency criteria for cool roofs and other products.

Department of Energy (DOE)

On this site find you will find information about the Building Technologies Program envelope materials research and development projects on cool roofs.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

This links provides publications, webinars, and resources about the heat island effect.

Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP)

This site provides an interactive map of the U.S. providing state energy code adoption information for residential and commercial codes.

Website Credits

The CoolCalifornia.org cool roof content was developed by the Heat Island Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory under contract to the California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board.