[Greenbuilding] white roof

Clarke Olsen colsen at fairpoint.net
Mon May 8 13:06:49 CDT 2017


There are also liquid roofing material, EPDM in a can, which I'm about to try on a small structure.
Clarke Olsen
clarkeolsendesign.com
373 route 203
Spencertown, NY 12165 
USA
518-392-4640
colsen at taconic.net




On May 8, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Benjamin Pratt <benjamin.g.pratt at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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> On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Mike O'Brien <obrien at hevanet.com> wrote:
> Hi, Benjamin—
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> Very unusual looking house, with the pilasters along the walls, small windows and the panel cladding. Might be concrete post and beam?
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> 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.
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> Best,
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> Mike O'Brien
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> On May 8, 2017, at 9:54 AM, Benjamin Pratt <benjamin.g.pratt at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Saw this in texas. Curious if anyone knows anything about it. 
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