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Cool Roof Energy Calculator
Calculate the energy savings made possible with cool roof coatings
Energy efficiency in modern buildings offers significant potential for achieving sustainability targets like reduced CO2 emissions while at the same time improving living standards of urban populations.
The most significant contribution to this is reducing the amount of energy used to control the internal temperatures of buildings. This can be achieved through thermal insulation in cooler climates, while in warmer geographies measures that mitigate the effects of solar radiation such as Cool Reflective Roof Coatings (CRRC) are very effective.
Cool Reflective Roof Coatings (CRRC)
A cool reflective roof coating not only helps reduce internal temperatures and thus energy costs for cooling; it also helps to prolong the service life of roofs by providing protection against climatic elements.
Dow’s cool roof energy calculator
Dow’s cool roof energy calculator has been designed to help you estimate possible energy savings by using CRRC technology on your roof.
Overall energy consumption as well as room and roof temperatures are calculated by performing building energy simulations for 3 types of buildings (residential, commercial and warehouses) at different roof and wall build ups and sizes in 15 selected cities from across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India.
Find out how you can increase energy efficiency and reduce energy costs for your buildings.
Select your building parameters
Building type |
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City |
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Roof area (m2) |
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Roof Insulation (mm) |
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Wall Insulation (mm) |
See details of your selection
Roof type |
Concrete |
Mean winter / summer temp (°C) |
7°C / 34°C |
Mean relative humidity (%) |
61 |
Check insulation properties of your building
U Value for walls |
5.84 W/m²K |
U Value for roof |
4.72 W/m²K |
Check energy saving with
Cool Roof Coating
Solar
Reflectivity
Emissivity
HVAC
Consumption
(kWh/year)
Energy
Saving (%)
Without CRRC
50
90
88,777
-
With CRRC
90
90
88,063
0.8
After dirt
pick-up
70
90
86,588
2.5
Check thermal comfort with
Cool Roof Coating
Max. Roof
Temperature
(°C)
Drop (°C)
Without CRRC
49
-
With CRRC
33.4
15.6
After dirt
pick-up
41
8
Calculate your savings and payback time
Enter your data |
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Electricity cost ($/kWh) |
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Coating cost ($/Kg) |
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Coating application cost ($/m²) |
Result |
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Annual energy savings (kWh) |
714 |
Annual Savings ($) |
0 |
Payback time (month) |
0 |
Cool Reflective Roof Coating: Technology In Practice
Dow Construction Chemicals – a member of the European Cool Roofs Council and the Cool Roof Rating Council – has years of experience in developing technology for elastomeric cool roof coatings, expertise which is now being used to produce tailored binders supporting development of effective CRRCs around the world.
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