Environment
Cool Pavement With White Roads Can Cool Down Entire Cities
October 3rd 2017
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These White Pavements Are Helping Cool Cities and Cut Energy Costs
Black asphalt makes cities hot, so cities are coating their streets white. This is called cool pavement, and the hope is that some of the sun will be reflected instead of absorbed. If Los Angeles used cool pavement on 35% of its streets, it could save $100 million in energy costs.