Pittsburgh launched the Mayor’s Cool Roofs program, an initiative that will coat the roofs of 10 city-owned buildings with reflective paint, making them more energy efficient.
Community volunteers will begin by painting the roof of Fire Engine 27 in Mt. Washington.
The Cool Roofs program, based on the Cities of Service Cool Roofs Blueprint, will make Pittsburgh buildings more energy-efficient by coating roofs of city-owned buildings with white reflective paint, reducing internal building temperatures by up to 30 percent and reducing operating costs.
In its first year, 10 roofs will be coated, covering approximately 50,000 square feet. The city’s Department of Public Works will work with volunteers to clean and paint the roofs.....
