The paint is specifically designed to reflect a certain wavelength of infrared light back out into space. It’s a wavelength that passes through the atmosphere without hindrance. It’s not just any old white paint. I live in New Mexico, and have been hoping I could someday paint my own roof with this stuff.
Here’s one brand now being licensed by University of Maryland. https://cera.cool/
The paint is specifically designed to reflect a certain wavelength of infrared light back out into space. It’s a wavelength that passes through the atmosphere without hindrance. It’s not just any old white paint. I live in New Mexico, and have been hoping I could someday paint my own roof with this stuff.
Here’s one brand now being licensed by University of Maryland. https://cera.cool/
And, another by Purdue University: https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/climate-cooling-paint-purdue-university/
Good that you point that out, and thanks for the link. Also, here’s the paint mentioned in the article:
https://rhinoluxe.co.za/products/rhinoluxe-heat-reflect (South African company website, and it seems that it needs to be applied on top of certain primer(s) linked there below)