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Abstract
Late last year the Florida Solar Energy Center released the results of a real-world study of heat gains in houses with different roofing materials. The experiment monitored indoor cooling energy usage for seven side-by-side homes in Ft. Myers, during the summer of 2000. Each home was virtually idential except for roofing material (one had a sealed attic and roof deck insulation). The study showed that white S-tile produced the lowest attic heat gain.
Date
4/2002
Author(s)
Page(s)
32-33
Keyword(s)
metal roofing; reflectivity; cool roofing;


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