At the bottom of this article we modelled different solutions for keeping heat out of a building and keeping heat inside of the building using different building envelope materials.
Heat reflective paint for cars.
Lime green paint saves energy and lives.
This way heat reflective paints are the best option for those who believe in caring for the environment and longevity of the building.
Overall the numbers compiled in this car color exercise found that using white or silver paint instead of black paint would raise fuel economy by 0 44 mpg 2 0 percent.
The heat reflective paint lessens the urban heat islands effect which allows cooler buildings.
When we saw the study from columbia and howard universities in the.
There is an column in the most recent car driver magazine.
It seems california was getting ready to mandate ir reflective paint on cars to help reduce interior heat and thus save fuel due to reduced ac usage.
If you have a hard top you may want to consider ordering an extra gallon of the lizardskin ci to reduce the radiant heat from the sun and keep your head cool.
Heat block 5 gallon worlds best white reflective coating this paint is eco friendly which makes applying it a very easy job since you would not need to wear any special mask and anything alike to protect your mouth and nose from fumes.
Cars that come with srp remain five to six degrees cooler than those without and can be.
Jeeps and other 4 4 s typically require just 2 gallons of each the lizardskin ci and lizardskin sc.
A cooler building means lesser use of air conditioners and lower carbon dioxide emission.
I think it was patrick bedard s column.
Your car and home could stay cooler in summer thanks to a new paint created by the johns hopkins university applied physics lab the paint uses glass to create a more reflective surface coating as.
White paint and solar reflective paint needs to be sunlit in order to work.
Studies show that a recently developed reflective paint can help keep buildings cool by reducing the surface temperature of exterior walls by a stunning 28 f 15 6 c reducing the need for air conditioning which in the us accounts for about 15 of energy consumption.
The research was published in the journal applied energy under the title potential benefits of solar reflective car.
After exercising in the heat.
For those who can t part with a sophisticated dark color there is always solar reflective paint.
It is apparently too new to be on their web site.