One solution is right beneath our feet: pavement ... asphalt. A hot street isn’t just hot to touch – it also raises the surrounding air temperature. Research shows that building lighter ...

One solution is right beneath our feet: pavement ... asphalt. A hot street isn’t just hot to touch – it also raises the surrounding air temperature. Research shows that building lighter ...

One cool pavement strategy, and the one used by the Phoenix research team, is to apply a reflective coating (made with light-colored pigments) to existing dark-colored asphalt. But Arizona has ...

The asphalt will be painted in light grey using water-based ... while also reducing the heat absorbed by the pavement. According to the department, the lighter asphalt is also expected to last ...

Through the lens of an infrared camera, an adjacent street paved with traditional dark asphalt glows bright ... video above is known as cool pavement. The light-colored seal is designed to reflect ...

Asphalt is a popular pavement choice for homeowners because it’s more economical than cement and works well with sloping driveways, unlike gravel. Asphalt driveways can last up to 30 years when ...

“It cools your pavement as it does that.” Mukherjee said the asphalt industry seeks to evolve along with the challenges at hand. “In all areas of engineering, we’re seeing the impact of ...