Fluorescent Pigments for High-Performance Cool Roofing and Facades
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PPG Industries and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are partnering to develop a new class of dark-colored pigments for cool metal roof and façade coatings that incorporate near-infrared fluorescence and reflectance to improve energy performance.
Photo courtesy of PPG Industries
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Berkeley Lab Heat Island Group physicist Paul Berdahl inserts precursor solution into a furnace. After boiling and then combustion, a fluorescent red pigment is formed.
Photo courtesy of University of California, Heat Island Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Berkeley Lab Heat Island Group physicist Paul Berdahl inserts precursor solution into a furnace. After boiling and then combustion, a fluorescent red pigment is formed.
Photo courtesy of University of California, Heat Island Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory