Have you ever imagined that your roof system that can read the climatic change and adjust itself to reflect or absorb heat during different seasons?
Well, American Scientists have just come up with the new “Smart” roof coating that’s made from the waste cooking oil from fast food chains. The coating automatically switches roles, reflecting or transmitting solar heat, when the outdoor temperature crosses a preset point that can be tuned to the local climate. The material is non-flammable and non toxic.
The new “intelligent” coating may sidestep this quandary. Tests on coated asphalt shingles showed that it could reduce roof temperatures by about 50 — 80 percent in warm weather. In cooler weather, the coating could increase roof temperatures up to 80 percent compared with the traditional cool roof. By changing the coating’s composition, the substance can be tuned so that it changes from reflective to transmitive at a specific environmental temperature.
Source: Science Blog
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