Cool Roof and cool buildings save energy. The Telangana state Government is planting trees on one side to keep the climate cool and on the other side it has come up with a cool roof policy.
This will save energy and also keep the climate cool to improve the health of the citizens.
Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao launched the Telangana Cool Roof Policy 2023-28 to make the state more thermally comfortable and heat-resilient by reducing the impact of the urban heat island effect and heat stress, and also to bring down energy consumption.
A cool roof, which uses special paints or tile cover, is designed to reflect more sunlight than a conventional roof, thus reducing heat retention and cooling indoor spaces.
Telangana Cool Roof Policy 2023-28 suggests the adoption of a cool roof as a measure for implementation to build resilience against extreme heat. We aim to be an eco-friendly state with reduced dependence on energy consumption for cooling,” the minister tweeted.
Telangana became the first state to introduce a cool roof policy, having incorporated it in building permission applications from April 1. Apart from the roof cooling the walls are also being built so that they would be reflecting heat back and not absorbing it.
This will be keeping the house cool and safe thereby saving a lot of energy where we can avoid using coolers and ACs.
