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Understanding Mean Radiant Temperature

Learn more about Mean Radiant Temperatures and the environmental benefits of CoolSeal sealcoats.
August 7, 2024
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Watch Now: Fox10 Phoenix 'The City's Cool Pavement Program is Rolling Along'

One year after the announcement of the second phase of Phoenix's Cool Pavement Program, Fox10 News puts CoolSeal to the test.
October 20, 2022
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Understanding Urban Heat Islands

Here is a break down of the facts about urban heat islands and how we can work together to find solutions.
October 28, 2022
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Phoenix Turning Streets Gray to Cool City (The Weather Channel)

A study at Arizona State found that a reflective emulsion mixture helps keep surface temperatures cooler.
October 6, 2021
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Phoenix Shares Results From First Year Of Cool Pavement Study (The Um)

Cool pavement coating reflects a higher portion of the sunlight that hits it, hence absorbing less heat.
September 27, 2021
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Global Crack Sealing and Crack Filling Market 2021 to 2027 (Stillwater Current)

The Crack Sealing and Crack Filling market is said to witness significant experience in the global market.
October 6, 2021
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Cooling Goo Sidewalks and Other Strange New Weapons In the War on Urban Heat (The Guardian)

Los Angeles faces a doubling of its extreme heat days but has fresh ideas to keep residents cool - and tackle the inequality.
March 4, 2021
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Cool Pavements Research Builds As Temperatures Rise (Smart Cities Dive)

Recent research suggests that the implementation of cool pavement coatings can help lower urban heat island effects locally.
September 27, 2021
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To Guard Against Climate Change Los Angeles is Painting its Streets White (Popular Science)

Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt.
July 22, 2021
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Building Solutions: Advanced Highways (Pattrn)

The easiest way to save power is to keep the streets and surrounding cities from getting hot in the first place.
August 10, 2021
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California Today: A Plan to Cool Down L.A. (NY Times)

Los Angeles is testing how CoolSeal, made by Guard Top, based in Dana Point, performs over time on a handful of city streets.
September 9, 2021
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Los Angeles Tests Whether Lighter Color Streets Will Lower The Temperature (NPR)

The city is putting a light grey coating on top of some neighborhood streets in an effort to lower the air temperature.
October 6, 2021
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Next Phase of Cool Pavement Program Begins

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego announces the next phase of the city's Cool Pavement Program, which began in 2020.
October 22, 2021
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LA Paints Streets White to Cool Down Temperature (NBC DFW)

The city of Los Angeles is painting their streets white with CoolSeal to test if it'll decrease the temperatures on the roads
July 22, 2021
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LA Tests Cool Pavement in Effort to Drive Down Brutal Heat on Streets (NBC Los Angeles)

Los Angeles is testing a reflective street surface in an attempt to reduce the heat island effect caused by urban sprawl.
September 9, 2021
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Construction Underway on Community-Designed Public Plaza in Parkland Neighborhood (Louisville KY)

this is the first piloted project in Louisville from GuardTop (the maker of CoolSeal) and the Global Cool Cities Alliance.
October 6, 2021
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Mayor Garcetti Kicks Off Second Phase of "Cool Streets LA" Program (LA Mayor)

Eight neighborhoods will receive applications of cool pavements and new street trees.
October 6, 2021
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L.A. Takes Climate Change Fight to the Streets by Pouring Cooler Pavement (LA Times)

L.A. is installing cool pavement in its hottest neighborhoods. The material absorbs less heat and reduces surface temps.
March 4, 2021
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As LA Heat Wave Bakes Valley, Residents Say ‘Cool Pavement’ Project is Working (LA Daily News)

Their goal is to cut road temperatures, cool the insides of buildings, lessen air pollution, and reduce heat waves.
September 9, 2021
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‘Cool Pavement’ to Cut Urban Street Heat Gets First California Tryout in Canoga Park (LA Daily News)

The new light gray surface on Jordan Avenue read a cool 70 — on what would turn out to be the first heat wave of the year.
September 9, 2021
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ASU Researchers, City of Phoenix Piloting Cool Pavement Program (KTAR News)

The city of Phoenix is studying the use of cool pavement to reduce heat island effect in their urban areas.
July 22, 2021
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How Cities Are Tackling Urban Heat Head-On

There’s a new C-suite executive joining the lineup, and their primary focus is to proactively combat rising temperatures.
January 26, 2022
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Los Angeles is Painting its Streets to Combat Climate Change (Futurism)

The special paint will help cool off the city.
March 4, 2021
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Keeping Asphalt Cool (For Construction Pros)

Researchers are working to reduce the heat island effect hot pavements can create for cities.
September 10, 2021
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Pavement Technology Could Cool Phoenix From the Ground Up (Fox10 Phoenix)

The technology acts as sunscreen for the pavement.
July 22, 2021
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Phoenix's 'Cool Pavement' Technology Year-Long Project Results Released (Fox 10)

New technology could be cooling down the city of Phoenix – it's called "cool pavement" and it reduces the heat in urban area
September 27, 2021
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GuardTop CoolSeal Pavement Sealer (For Construction Pros)

CoolSeal is an ultra high performance asphalt-based sealcoat that achieves lower surface temperatures.
July 22, 2021
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Los Angeles Painting City Streets White in Bid to Combat Climate Change (Fox News)

Officials in Los Angeles are painting streets white to reduce the effect of urban "heat islands."
July 22, 2021
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San Antonio to be the first Texas city to try out cooler pavement to combat warm temperatures

The City of Antonio is taking the lead in Texas as being the first city in the state to test out cooler pavement.
December 3, 2021
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Reflective Coatings Deployed to Cool the Built Environment (Engineering News Record)

The City of Phoenix applied a light-colored, reflective coating to roads in eight neighborhoods to study its cooling effects.
October 6, 2021
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Phoenix and ASU announce results of cool pavement study (Downtown Devil)

The cool pavement effectively lowered city temperatures and will potentially decrease energy consumption in Phoenix.
September 27, 2021
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LA’s ‘Cool Streets’ Program to Add 60 Miles of Cool Pavement, 2,000 Trees (Daily News)

The coating is part of the Cool LA program, a project to bring cool pavement and street trees to eight communities in LA.
October 6, 2021
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Efforts to Cool Phoenix Include Pale Pavement Coating to Reflect Sunlight (Cronkite News)

The reduction isn’t just beneficial for nearby residents, it can have broader benefits for the West's sustainability efforts.
September 27, 2021
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CoolSeal in the Cold: What You Need to Know

Learn more about how CoolSeal stands up to cooler temperatures and even freeze thaw cycles in our helpful Q&A.
February 15, 2022
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Cool Pavement Pilot Program (City of Phoenix)

Cool pavement revealed lower surface temperatures at all times of the day versus traditional asphalt.
October 1, 2021
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Phoenix Tries 'Cool Pavement' to Curb Heat Island Effect (AZ Central)

Cool pavement was applied for the first time in Phoenix on 32nd Street and Roeser Road.
September 27, 2021
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Here’s How Cool Pavement Pilot Program is Impacting Phoenix (AZ Big Media)

"Our vision is actually for Phoenix to be the most sustainable desert city on the planet."
September 27, 2021
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Los Angeles is Painting Some of its Streets White and the Reasons Why Are Pretty Cool (CBS News)

CoolSeal, made by a company called GuardTop, helps to reflect solar rays off asphalt so that less heat is actually absorbed.
July 22, 2021
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Phoenix's "Cool Pavement" Program Reducing Heat (AZ Family)

"It is like sunscreen for the road so it reflects sunlight back into the atmosphere and keeps it from reaching the pavement"
September 20, 2021
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Can 'Cool Pavement' Technology Change Sacramento's Climate? (ABC10 Sacramento)

Los Angeles is painting their streets white to help keep the city cool in the summer.
March 4, 2021
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Trying to Cool Off Neighborhoods With a New Kind of Road Surface (ASU News)

Phoenix works with ASU researchers to test whether a light-colored pavement coating makes a difference.
October 1, 2021
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More Than Cooler Temps—5 Additional Benefits of Cool Pavement

Cool pavements can offer additional benefits that can impact our world and our lives on a daily basis. Read our top five.
October 6, 2022
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White-Painted Streets: Phoenix Monitoring Pilot Program in Los Angeles (ABC15 Arizona)

To fight back against hot temperatures, the city of Los Angeles is painting its streets with Cool Seal to reflect solar rays.
March 4, 2021
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Phoenix Using 'Cool Pavement' to Try and Lower Temperatures (12 News)

The City of Phoenix is testing a pilot program to try and lower temperatures around town.
October 12, 2021
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‘Cool Pavement’ Coming Soon To Some Phoenix Neighborhoods (91.5 KJZZ)

The pilot program will study whether the material placed over traditional asphalt reduces nighttime temperatures in Phoenix.
September 27, 2021
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CoolSeal by GuardTop Recognized by Industry Leaders for Climate Change Solutions 

Learn more about the certifications and recognitions being awarded to CoolSeal's high-performing sealcoat. 
December 3, 2024
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