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No more than 25% of the building’s cool-wall area facing away from the equator

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Aleksandra Prawda on Oct 8, 2021, 7:22 am

Hi all,

I was considering this pilot credit for some projects, however, I have doubts about this part of the requirement: "To avoid disproportionate placement of cool-wall materials on the...

Last reply: Thomas Lagarde, Dec 30, 2024, 11:48 am

Cool walls materials database

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Mariel Rivera on Jun 7, 2024, 12:41 pm

Hello LEEDusers!

Do you know if there is a database where I can find "cool walls" materials, which includes manufacterers and values needed?

Last reply: Valeria Padilla, Oct 2, 2024, 6:14 pm

Innovative Strategies

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Dulce Solis on Apr 22, 2024, 2:31 pm

Has anyone utilized innovative design approaches or unique cool wall materials for Heat Island Mitigation (SSpc154)?

We're interested in learning about any unconventional...

Optimizing Cool Wall Design

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Dulce Solis on Apr 22, 2024, 2:26 pm

What strategies or design considerations have you found effective in maximizing the heat island mitigation benefits of cool walls while minimizing potential negative impacts such as glare,...

Measuring Success

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Dulce Solis on Apr 22, 2024, 2:23 pm

How have you evaluated the performance and effectiveness of cool walls in mitigating the urban heat island effect within your projects? What monitoring tools, metrics, or post-occupancy...

Compliant exterior products

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Michelle Rosenberger on Feb 20, 2024, 10:45 am

The Cool Walls database of compliant products does not include a wide range of products. Our warehouse project couldn't find an exterior paint that had elastomeric properties in the database. We...

Cool wall requirements valid for colder climate zones?

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Brian Trimble on Sep 26, 2023, 10:48 pm

Some jurisdictions across the US are starting to address the heat island effect by instituting various requirements for cool roofs and pavements. It also appears that they are using this pilot...

SIR and TE values of similar color painings

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Valeria Padilla on Feb 21, 2023, 4:20 pm

I am struggling finding the...

Cool Walls material equivalent tables

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Mariana Guevara on Nov 24, 2022, 11:35 am

Sometimes a material data sheet does not have SR and or TR. Is there a material standard that can be used as refrence to obtain the SR and TE values? Before on LEED v3 BD+C - SSc7.1...

When a material data sheet does not have SR

Pilot-Credits SSpc154: Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls
posted by Mariana Guevara on Nov 17, 2022, 5:13 pm

Sometimes a material data sheet does not have SR and or TR. Is there a material standard that can be used as refrence to obtain the SR and TE values?

Before, on LEED v3 BD+C - SSc7.1...