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Cool Roof Performance

Cool Roof Performance is a building envelope performance metric that specifically quantifies the effectiveness of roofing materials in reflecting solar radiation and minimizing heat transfer into the building structure, thereby reducing cooling energy demands and mitigating urban heat island effects.

187

Publications

13.6K

Citations

582

Authors

227

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

93

Parents

Publications

187

Cool and green roofs. An energy and comfort comparison between passive cooling and mitigation urban heat island techniques for residential buildings in the Mediterranean region

Michele Zinzi, Stefano Agnoli · Energy and Buildings · 2011 · 429 citations

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A Subambient Open Roof Surface under the Mid‐Summer Sun

Angus Gentle, Geoffrey B. Smith · Advanced Science · 2015 · 379 citations · Full text

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Global cooling updates: Reflective roofs and pavements

Hashem Akbari, H. Damon Matthews · Energy and Buildings · 2012 · 361 citations

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Green roof energy and water related performance in the Mediterranean climate

Roberto Fioretti, Anna Palla, Luca G. Lanza et al. · Building and Environment · 2010 · 360 citations

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Preliminary survey of the solar reflectance of cool roofing materials

Paul Berdahl, Sarah Bretz · Energy and Buildings · 1997 · 294 citations · Full text

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Authors

582

  1. AL
    Anna Laura Pisello

    University of Perugia, Italy

    13 publications · 800 citations

    13

    h-index

  2. HA
    Hashem Akbari

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States

    13 publications · 1.7K citations

    13

    h-index

  3. FC
    Franco Cotana

    University of Perugia, Italy

    12 publications · 765 citations

    12

    h-index

  4. RL
    Ronnen Levinson

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States

    11 publications · 1.2K citations

    11

    h-index

  5. MS
    M. Santamouris

    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    9 publications · 732 citations

    9

    h-index

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Institutions

227

  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    17 h-index

    42 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. University of Perugia

    Perugia, Italy

    14 h-index

    45 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    899 citations

  4. National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology

    Thiruvananthapuram, India

    6 h-index

    24 publications

    936 citations

  5. Concordia University

    Montreal, Canada

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

    Athens, Greece

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    936 citations

  7. Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu

    Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    163 citations

  8. Chongqing University

    Chongqing, China

    5 h-index

    21 publications

    976 citations

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Venues

  1. Energy and Buildings

    48 publications · 4.6K citations

    37

    h-index

  2. Building and Environment

    15 publications · 2K citations

    15

    h-index

  3. Advances in Building Energy Research

    ABER · 10 publications · 514 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. Sustainable Cities and Society

    9 publications · 507 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

    7 publications · 463 citations

    7

    h-index

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