This Obscure But Powerful “Dark Roof” Lobby May Be Making Your City Hotter Reflective roofs can reduce energy bills and make urban areas livable. Roofing manufacturers have other priorities.

Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills says a lobbyist proposed a simple idea: repeal the state’s requirement for reflective roofs on many commercial buildings.

This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter It began with a lobbyist’s pitch. Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills says a lobbyist proposed a simple idea: repeal the state’s ...

The current ASHRAE standard recommends reflective roofs on commercial buildings in U.S. climate zones 1, 2, and 3 — the country’s hottest regions.