I read this article very intriguing because going green is the in thing now and for good reasons.
Today's roofing options are limited only by imagination. One can "plant a green roof, modern style, with a layer cake of membranes to absorb and direct water, and perhaps a mini farm to supply vegetable needs. Or, paint a roof white, to deflect as much as some 70 percent of sunlight, keeping a building cool without the air con."
In fact researchers at MIT have just announced that they’ve developed roof tiles that change color depending on the temperature. Hot summer day? The tiles turn white. Cold, drizzly autumn day? Black, which absorbs as much as sun, they say, as the white reflects.
This story is very interesting and you can read it here.
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