Cool Roofs
We have partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles and GRID Alternatives on this program to bring high-tech clean energy solutions to communities traditionally left out of the green energy economy.
The Cool Roof Program
Along with Habitat for Humanity and GRID Alternatives, Climate Resolve is bringing high-tech clean energy solutions to communities traditionally left out of the green energy economy. We are providing low-income homeowners with structurally sound cool roofs topped with solar panels — to help families save energy and reduce greenhouse gases.
What is a cool roof?
According to the Cool Roof Rating Council, “a cool roof is one that strongly reflects sunlight (solar energy) and also cools itself by efficiently emitting any heat that was absorbed.” Click here to learn more about cool roofs — how they work, the climate benefits, and more.
How The Program Works
The program was created to solve the lack of access that low-income communities have to solar energy as well as clean and green technology. For more information on cool roofs, email Enrique Huerta at ehuerta@climateresolve.org.
Climate-Ready Roofs addresses a classic injustice. Low-income communities have been last in line for solar investments and have been largely left out of the clean tech revolution. Not any more. The program installs photovoltaics and cool roofs for free on qualifying homes.
Climate-Ready Roofs uses cool roofs, which naturally reflect the sun’s rays, thereby keeping homes cooler and more resilient in the face of higher temperatures expected in Los Angeles. Cool roofs reduce air pollution, too.
Climate-Ready Roof is a project that gets at one of the root causes of the climate problem by reducing energy use and generating non-polluting electricity — all while reducing utility bills for low-income homeowners.
