20 Cool Roof Resources from the CRRC and Other Sources

Here is a compilation of resources for anyone interested in installing a cool roof. As reviewed in previous posts, cool roofs provide many benefits and cost savings can be measured with a couple of excellent tools. Below you will find a list of resources from the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) and several other sources. The CRRC is an independent, non-profit organization that maintains a third-party rating system for radiative properties of roof surfacing materials. The resources listed below offer everything you need to know about cool roofs including guidelines and information related to materials. For more detailed information on other aspects of green building and construction see the "Related Posts' section at the bottom of this post. It contains a wealth of information spanning the gamut from natural lighting to ventilation.

1. Benefits of Cool Roofs
2. Cool Roof Savings Calculators
3. CRRC Products Directory:
4. Cool Roofing Materials Database
   
5. Guidelines for Selecting Cool Roofs
6. To see the DOE's announcements on Cool Roofs click here.
7. Video glossary entry: Cool Roof
8. How Cool Roofs Decrease Emissions
   
9. Title 24 Blueprint Newsletter Issue # 83 on Cool Roofs
   
10. Energy Videos on the subject of Cool Roof
    
11. Learn about the ES-CRRC® Program.
12. Learn how to use ES-CRRC® to certify your ENERY STAR products.   
13. AIA Cool Roof Course: The CRRC has revised its AIA Continuing Education Course. Check it out here: Cool Roofs for Hot Projects
14. Additional cool Roof Resources
15. Read the 2010 paper by Surabi Menon, Hashem Akbari, Sarith Mahanama, Igor Sednev and Ronnen Levinson, “Radiative forcing and temperature response to changes in urban albedos and associated CO₂ offsets”
16. Read the 2008 paper by Hashem Akbari, Surabi Menon and Art Rosenfeld, “Global cooling: increasing world-wide urban albedos to offset CO₂” here. 
17. CRRC Website,  
18. CRRC Twitter @Cool_Roofs,  
19. CRRC on Facebook,
20. CRRC LinkedIn

© 2012, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

Related Posts
The Effectiveness of Cool Roofs in Hot and Cold Climates
The Benefits of Cool Roofs
Cool Roof Savings Calculators
Three Types of Cool Roofs
Green Buildings Offer Many Benefits
The Extraordinary Growth of Green Building
The Implications of the Growth of Green Buildings
Green Building Environmental Benefits
Green Building Economic Benefits
Green Building Social Benefits
Green Buildings Resouces
Green Buildings Combat Climate Change
Green Buildings Health and Performance Benefits Part 1
Green Buildings Health and Performance Benefits Part 2
Green Buildings: The Many Benefits of Natural Lighting
Green Buildings: The Many Benefits of Ventilation
The Future of Green School Buildings
Top 10 Green Building Trends for 2010
25 Blogs Leading the Sustainable Building Revolution

SHARE

Melili

• 
• 
• 
• 
•