Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that simply painting your roof white can reduce household electricity bills by 40 percent. Is this something any of us can do? – Susan Pierson, Sumter, S.C. Yes anyone can ...

Is it possible that painting the roofs of buildings could reduce your air conditioning bill and also cool the planet?? I calculate that by painting your roof white, you could reflect 50 percent of the ...

Painting roofs white has been–like changing lightbulbs–one of the well-cited easy ways out of climate change. By reflecting more light and heat back to the atmosphere, a white roof should act like a ...

PAINTING a corrugated roof is a DIY job that can boost both the kerb appeal and value of your home. The first thing to decide before painting your roof is what colour to use. You can buy specialist ...

NEW YORK - Herb Van Gent points his infrared gun at a square of still unpainted gray shingle and clicks the trigger. He gets an immediate temperature reading: 143 degrees and rising. Then, he aims it ...

Florida Power & Light reimbursed contractors to paint thousands of homeowners' asphalt shingle roofs white to reflect sunlight – against the advice of the federal government and major roofing ...

Herb Van Gent points his infrared gun at a square of still unpainted gray shingle and clicks the trigger. He gets an immediate temperature reading: 143 degrees and rising. Then he aims it 5 feet away ...

What's the single best idea to jumpstart job creation? Look at the tar roofs covering millions of American buildings. They absorb huge amounts of heat when it's hot. And they require more air ...

The photo may be a spoof, but falling off a ladder is a hazard that happens all too often. ACC says there were 11,077 accidents around the home over the Easter break in 2017.123RF / ...

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to ...