Urban Heat Islands: Cool Roof Infrastructure

Lead Performer: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center
Project Partners: 
-- Guangdong Provincial Academy of Building Research - Guangdong, China
-- Chongqing University - Chongqing, China
-- Research Institute of Standards and Norms - China
-- Chinese Academy of Sciences - Beijing, China
DOE Funding: $795,000
Project Term: January 2011 - December 2015

Project Objective

The U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) is a pioneering research and development (R&D) consortium bringing together governments, key policymakers, researchers, and industry to develop a long-term platform for U.S.-China joint R&D. This CERC project is developing the infrastructure—including credits, policies, and rating systems—needed to promote the climate-appropriate use of energy- and carbon-saving cool surfaces in China. The project is also demonstrating and quantifying the benefits of cool-surface technology in China.

U.S.-China Partnership Project

Learn more about how the U.S. and China are working together to reduce building energy consumption.