Articles Tagged with ''heat mitigation''

NanoTech Materials has partnered with Tesson Roofing to form a joint venture called Cool Roof Coating Systems LLC, which plans to combat Arizona's summer heat.

The City of Austin, Texas, said it will share data with Google on the solar reflectivity of roofs to identify which neighborhoods would benefit most from 'cool roofs,' aiming to reduce heat in homes and inform future climate policies. 

The Pinnacle Sun Shingle includes HP42 technology, 3M-brand Scotchgard Protector, 3M smog-reducing granule technology, and 3M Cool Roof technology.

Roofing contractors can offer a multitude of benefits to commercial building owners and property managers by applying coatings that reduce energy costs.

A roofing company boss in the U.K. treated his workers to a pool party instead of a day of work in 91-degree Fahrenheit weather.

The AMP LT Power Wedge is made from full-grain, SPR leather with a durable Goodyear welt construction, perfect for high-heat work environments.

Climate scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies show how green roofs contribute to reducing severe heat in cities.

The agency began the process of considering a heat-specific workplace rule to address heat-related illnesses when it published the ANPRM on Oct. 27, 2021.

The tentative agenda includes updates from OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and discussions about OSHA’s work on heat illness.

The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will initiate a comment period to gather diverse perspectives and expertise on topics, such as heat-stress thresholds, heat-acclimatization planning and exposure monitoring.