7. Homeowners insurance companies may offer a discount for homes with tin roofs. Homeowners who have a metal roof rather than shingles might find many homeowners insurance companies offer a lower ...

In the Indian city of Ahmedabad, where temperatures have been reaching extreme highs, exceeding 115ºF in recent summers, a simple solution is helping cool homes.

Early results from the Burkina Faso trial, Bunker said, show that cool roofs reduced indoor temperature by between 1.2 C in tin- and mud-roofed homes, and 1.7 C in tin-roofed homes over two years, ...

A global scientific trial in Ahmedabad is testing "cool roofs" by painting 400 slum homes with reflective white paint to ...

Fortified roofs are gaining traction here, the report said, even if the pace needs to pick up dramatically to cover a significant share of homes. Most of the roofs are going to populous parishes ...