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Bookmark or Share- Using Cool Pavements to Reduce Heat Islands | US EPAInformation on how to use cool pavement technologies to reduce the heat island effect and help control stormwater
- Cool pavements help relieve urban heat islands | ASCEToday the city is trying to create cooler neighborhood microclimates by planting trees and using cool pavements. The Bureau of Street Services has done extensive testing with different sealants, colors, and application methods and continues to improve the process.
- Heat Island Cooling Strategies | US EPAMany communities are taking action to reduce urban heat islands using five main strategies: 1) increasing tree and vegetative cover, 2) installing green roofs, 3) installing cool—mainly reflective—roofs, 4) using cool pavements (either reflective or permeable), and 5) utilizing smart growth practices.
- How Cool Pavements Work - CaliforniaA “cool pavement” has a lower surface temperature and therefore transmits less heat to the surrounding air than traditional pavements, which keeps local temperatures lower. Pavements can keep cool by reflecting sunlight (See Figure 3).
- Countering climate change with cool pavements - MIT NewsTo determine the ideal implementation of cool pavements in Boston and Phoenix, researchers investigated the life cycle impacts of shifting from conventional asphalt pavements to three cool pavement options: reflective asphalt, concrete, and reflective concrete.
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