When it comes time to refresh your house's exterior paint color, there are plenty of factors you'll want to take into consideration. Not only do you want to choose an exterior accent color for visual ...

Earth day, April 22, comes on a Sunday this year, making a weekend paint project a perfect way to celebrate. Just painting the surface of a black roof white can lower its temperature on a hot ...

Dear EarthTalk: I've heard that simply painting your roof white can reduce household electricity bills by 40 percent. Is this something any of us can do? -- Susan Pierson, Sumter, SC Yes anyone can ...

The lead researcher behind the whitest paint ever made says the highly-reflective paint is on track to be sold to the general public, who could someday cool their homes simply by painting their roof.

A new study finds that light-colored rooftops can help California cities save water by requiring less of it for lawns and gardens. The recent work from researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National ...

A roof paint that can cool your home and pull fresh water straight out of the air? It's within reach, as scientists scale up production of a new kind of paint-like coating that shields roofing from ...