Coordinating Standards for Cool Roof Testing and Performance
| Published Date | September 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type of Publication | Reports |
| Publication Under | SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Energy Working Group (EWG) |
| Accessed | 702 |
| Pages | 35 |
| Download publication | Download |
Description
This report reviews the characteristics of highly solar reflective, “cool” surfaces, with a focus on the standards currently in place in APEC economies for testing material surface properties. These standards are critical to establishing and enforcing quality products and effective building codes to promote the use of cool surfaces. Differences in standards between APEC economies can add confusion and costs for manufacturers seeking to import and to the end users they are supplying and may contribute to reduced demand or product availability throughout APEC. By gathering and comparing existing standards, this report seeks to provide additional clarity to policymakers and industry, highlight areas of commonality and differences between standards relevant to that audience, offer recommendations to economies who have not yet adopted cool surface testing standards, and inform any future discussions on harmonization of standards.