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Why are sloped roofs treated differently? A surface absorbs more energy from the sun when it is parallel to the ground plane. In the summer months when the heat island effect is more of a problem, the sun is nearly overhead, and flat roofs are in a positi

Why are sloped roofs treated differently? A surface absorbs more energy from the sun when it is parallel to the ground plane. In the summer months when the heat island effect is more of a problem, the sun is nearly overhead, and flat roofs are in a position to absorb more heat, so it’s more important for them to have a higher SRI value.

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