THE CRRC NEWSLETTER IS HERE!

The first CRRC Newsletter of 2020 is available. Click here to read. 

SPONSOR THE 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Through event sponsorship, members can highlight their company, express support for the CRRC, and help expand the event's offerings. Sponsorship forms are due by March 27, 2020. Click here for details. 

NEW HEAT ISLANDS AND EQUITY WEB PAGE!

The U.S EPA Heat Island Reduction Program has a new web page: Heat Islands and Equity. This new web page describes the connection between urban heat and equity, how this issue can be addressed, and what local governments are doing about it. Visit Heat Islands and Equity to learn more!

COOL ROOFS CAN HELP SHIELD CALIFORNIA'S CITIES AGAINST HEAT WAVES

New Berkeley Lab study finds that in reducing air temperatures, cool roofs could protect urbanites from heat waves. Read the full news release here. 

CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT? 'COOL WALLS' CAN REDUCE ENERGY COSTS, POLLUTION 

A study by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory modeled several different types and ages of homes, retail stores, and office buildings in cities across California and the U.S., and found that in many places sunlight-reflecting “cool” exterior walls can save as much or more energy than sunlight-reflecting cool roofs. Read the press release here.

"HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU? COOLING THE WORSENING URBAN HEAT ISLAND." SCIENCE FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019

Join Science Friday host and executive producer, Ira Flatow, as he discusses urban heat islands with Ronnen Levinson of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Kurt Shickman of the Global Cool Cities Alliance. Listen to the full episode here.