Put a metal roof on.
You can get darkish ones that still have a good IR reflectance and 
emmitance.
As a bonus your not going to have to do anything to it until after your 
dead short of a tornado removing it for you.


Carl Denk wrote:
> Talking of roofing materials, they like "ice guard" a roll membrane self 
> adhesive that seals nails that are driven through it. The issue is, the 
> roof deck and bottom of the shingles bond very well, and when it comes 
> tome to re-roof in 20 years or so, the roof deck (plywood) is going to 
> be replaced also. :( Might be able to put a bond breaker like 6 mil 
> polyethylene sheet under the shingles.
>
> William "Chops" Westfield wrote:
>   
>> On Feb 25, 2008, at 11:22 AM, Dr Skip wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> roofing color.
>>>       
>> I'm in the process of getting a new roof.  The  Roofer people
>> tell me that shingle color is relatively unimportant WRT heating
>> due to the sun, compared with the layers UNDER the shingles.
>> We'll see.  I'm replacing cedar shake with asphalt, radiant barrier,
>> plywood and re-doing the whole ventilation system.
>>
>>
>>     
>>> deciduous trees overhead
>>>       
>> Maintenance issue.  Fire hazard.  Pest path.  And trees only grow
>> so high...
>>
>>     
>>> Summer cooling.
>>>       
>> Hmm.  I wonder if the energy bill for cooling is overall higher for
>> single-family homes or apartment complexes and offices?  The latter
>> would have relatively small roof area per occupancy, making the color
>> awfully insignificant.  I listen to the whole "turn your AC down" pleas
>> with some amusement; I don't have any AC...
>>
>> BillW
>>
>>     

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