Cool pavements, warm buildings, rising electricity bills
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 16:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A push to replace old, heat-trapping paving materials with new, cooler materials could actually lead to higher electricity bills for surrounding buildings, engineers have found. The study sounds a note of caution at a time when both federal and state legislatures have been pushing for increased use of the new highly reflective pavement materials.