High Solar Reflective Materials

A high solar reflectance—or albedo—is the most important characteristic of a high solar reflective building material as it helps to reflect sunlight and heat away from a building, structure or an urban area. A high thermal emittance also plays a role, particularly in climates that are warm and sunny. Together, these properties help to absorb less heat and stay up to 50–60^oF (28–33^oC) cooler than conventional materials during peak summer weather. The High Solar Reflective materials are white or coloured. Typical applications of Abolin’s high solar reflective building materials refer to: Cool Roof, reflective walls and pavements. The uses of Abolin’s High building materials offer benefits in terms of: air pollution reduction, better thermal comfort conditions, mitigation of urban heat island’s consequences, energy and money savings.