New Roofing Material Uses Translucent Aerogel
by Justin Thomas, Virginia on 02.21.06
The translucent roofing material seen here is combination of Nanogel, a translucent aerogel, and GE's Lexan resin. Aerogel is an extremely light material that we've featured previously. Invented by Centerpoint, the roofing system is designed to allow filtered daylight to enter living areas without the usual energy loss associated with glass. It was chosen because it transmits a great deal of light, and it can withstand wind loads of up to 140 mph. :: Via: Renewable Energy Access




















Will this increase air-conditioning costs?
I'm glad to see this product coming out. Hope to see something soon that can replace the glass of normal energy efficient windows that both significantly increases R values and allows plenty of the sun's heat in. Oh, and is transparent too, but that is a secondary benefit.