Most people, on an intuitive level, understand the basics of how a roof works: there is a surface that has been built over your home, and this surface keeps the sun, the wind, the rain, and falling leaves from getting into your kitchen, bedrooms, and living room. However, within this simple concept, as is often the case, lies a whole world of detail and nuance that can be optimized.
Normal roofs, for instance, interact with heat in a certain way. They reflect a good amount of the light — and therefore heat — that beats down on it from the sun. However, some of that heat manages to get past the roof. This warms your home and can make it difficult to keep cool. The strain on your air conditioning can cause you to waste a large amount of energy trying to keep your home at a comfortable temperature.
When energy-saving shingles, sometimes called “Cool” asphalt shingles, are installed, though, this can cut down on the costs you incur trying to cool your home — hence the name energy-saving shingles.
Energy-saving shingles achieve this superior heat-blocking ability because they have particles incorporated into their material composition that are more efficient at reflecting solar energy. While normal roofing materials absorb a comparatively high amount of heat whenever they are hit by the sun, energy-saving shingles reflect a much higher quantity of light. This means that less heat is absorbed into your home, making it easier for you and your air conditioning unit to keep the air inside your home comfortable and cool.
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