Asphalt parking lots are one of the most important assets of cities and property owners everywhere. But scientific studies have recently determined that "black" asphalt is a major contributing factor ...

LAVEEN, AZ — The City of Phoenix is installing its 100th mile of Cool Pavement this month. The special street coating is being applied to neighborhood streets in Laveen on Tuesday. The specific area ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio continues to be under an excessive heat warning, making surfaces like roads extremely hot. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, conventional paving materials can ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Sunbathers understand the benefits of applying sunscreen, but in America’s hottest big city the same concept is being tested at street level in the hope of bringing some lasting relief ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin and the University of Texas are studying the environmental effects of cool pavement technology on a stretch of road in south Austin. Early results from the pilot ...

Phoenix’s latest heat wave is shattering records, and city officials are scrambling to help offer relief to residents. In an attempt to lower temperatures, the city has unveiled “cool pavement,” which ...

It’s a cool idea. The city is considering a $5.5 million pilot program to probe the use of cool pavement in areas with hot streets that would protect New Yorkers from sizzling asphalt during the ...

DANA POINT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last year, the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department and Office of Sustainability teamed up with Arizona State University (ASU) researchers to begin the ...

A road crew paints a street in Los Angeles with coating designed to reduce heat. John McCoy/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images When heat waves hit, people start looking for ...

On a typical summer day, it might be 10-12 degrees cooler in leafy sections of Boston than it is downtown, because unshaded pavement and roofs absorb and radiate so much heat. Reducing pavement or ...