[Greenbuilding] A "green", walkable, low-slope roof membrane?

[George J. Nesbitt]

Sorry, www.coolroofs.org, my bad.


Chris Green wrote:

>George J. Nesbitt wrote:
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>>In the age of global warming, it is even cooler to be a cool roof.
>>(green isn't as reflective) www.coolroof.org 
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>The link doesn't work. I assume you meant
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>http://www.coolroofs.org/
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>Interestingly, in searching for this site, Google tried to steer me to 
>SolaRoof.org, which promotes "liquid bubble insulation" for greenhouses 
>and the like. 
>I believe this concept has been mentioned on this list, but if not, 
>"liquid bubble insulation" refers bubbling soapy liquid with enough air 
>that the bubbles travel through the clear plastic tubes forming the 
>greenhouse's shell. This is said to prevent excess heat from entering 
>the structure during the warmer times, and somehow prevents heat from 
>leaving the building during colder times.
>One wonders if they include some method of storing heat for long periods 
>of time? 
>The proponents behind this are claiming that the greenhouse will use as 
>little as 5% the energy an equivalent greenhouse without the insulation 
>would use for heating and cooling.
>Does this work?
>I have no idea, but I have a believe that some insects and other 
>creatures surround themselves with similar bubbles  ( I.E., "grasshopper 
>spit" ) for protection and possibly to better control the temperatures 
>surrounding them.
>So I won't be too surprised if it works as advertised.
>http://www.solaroof.org/wiki
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>Cheers,
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>Chris Green.
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