[Greenbuilding] white roof

[Benjamin Pratt]

If you look closely, there are no overlapping seems. There are also
wrinkles.  Looks almost like a thinner material stretched over the roof.
Ben


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b e n j a m i n p r a t t

professor art+design
the university of wisconsin stout

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Mike O'Brien <obrien at hevanet.com> wrote:

> Hi, Benjamin—
>
> Very unusual looking house, with the pilasters along the walls, small
> windows and the panel cladding. Might be concrete post and beam?
>
> At a guess the white roof is intended to provide cooling by reflecting
> sunight and re-emitting absorbed heat (also the overhangs, which don’t
> appear to have any gutters or downspouts, might be intended to shade the
> walls). You can find more about ratings of sheet roofing materials at the
> Cool Roofs web site, www.coolroofs.org.
>
> Best,
>
> Mike O'Brien
>
>
> On May 8, 2017, at 9:54 AM, Benjamin Pratt <benjamin.g.pratt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Saw this in texas. Curious if anyone knows anything about it.
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> b e n j a m i n p r a t t
>
> professor art+design
> the university of wisconsin stout
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