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Can cool coatings combat climate change?

Paints that reduce the demand for cooling and heating are winning investment and attention from the construction industry

by Craig Bettenhausen
October 23, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 35
A zoomed-in shot of a paint roller being applied to a roof. The roller is white with its application product.

Credit: Shutterstock | In the right setting, a cool-roof coating can cut the energy consumption of a building by up to 20%.

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