Paint My Roof
Instead of having buildings with heat absorbing black rooftops, a building with a white roof can lead to lower interior temperatures in the summer. White rooftops combat Urban Heat Island (UHI) by decreasing both inside and outside temperatures. You can rely less on air conditioning and other electrical cooling devices. A white rooftop can save you up to 40% of energy usage*!
We dedicate ourselves to coating New York City roofs' white. Let us help paint your buildings' rooftop white. Paint My Roof!
For You. Enjoy cooler summers while saving money! Not to mention your roof will stay in good condition longer.
For Everyone. With enough white roofs, we will decrease UHI* and fossil fuel consumption.
For the Future You. White Tops, other environmental organizations, will contribute to stabilizing global temperatures.
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Several Temperature monitors were placed on the New School University Building (66w 12th street) one month before converting it to white at the end of June. The roof was originally gray and it still reached temperatures of 155°F!
After the roofing was changed to white, the monitors were placed back and we saw a 50°F decrease.
The same experiment was conducted for Bowery Mission Building (227 Bowery).
More results and graphs coming soon!
* Young. (1998). Cool Roof: Light Colored Coverings Reflect Energy Savings and Environmental Benefits. Building Design & Amp, Volume 39, Number 2. Reed Business Information Inc.
