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[State - Locality] Arizona - Tucson [Initiative Type] Demonstration Project [Link] Cool Retrofit - Thomas O. Price Service Center [Date] Completed [Title & Description] 
City of Tucson's Administration Building - A demonstration project for the City of Tucson documented how a cool roof reduced temperatures inside and on the roof of the building and saved more than 400 million Btu annually in energy. A white elastomeric coating was installed over a 28,000-square foot (2,600 m2), unshaded metal roof on one of the city's administration buildings. Following the installation, energy savings were calculated at 50 to 65% of the building's cooling energy – an avoided energy cost of nearly $4,000 annually. In addition to measuring the effects of adding a cool roof, the project will also investigate cooler paving materials and more trees and vegetation in the parking lots surrounding the building.
HIRIMitigation | Heat Island Effect | U.S. EPA
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