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  2. Roof coating - Wikipedia

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    Many roof coatings are elastomeric, that is, they have elastic properties that allow them to stretch and return to their original shape without damage. Typical roof coating dry film thickness vary from paint film thickness (plus or minus 0.075 mm (3 dry mils) to more than 1 mm (40 dry mils). This means a roof coating actually becomes the top ...

  3. Reflective surfaces (climate engineering) - Wikipedia

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    As part of the new efforts, DOE will install a cool roof, whenever cost-effective over the lifetime of the roof, during construction of a new roof or the replacement of an old one at a DOE facility. In October 2013, the United States Department of Energy ranked Cool Roofs as a 53 out of 100 (0 to 100 weighted average) for a cost-effective ...

  4. Glaze (painting technique) - Wikipedia

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    A glaze is a thin transparent or semi-transparent layer on a painting which modifies the appearance of the underlying paint layer. Glazes can change the chroma , value , hue and texture of a surface.

  5. If You See Paint on Trees, This Is What It Means - AOL

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    Paint in the forest often has something to do with a timber sale. Circles, Xs, and dots in various colors identify which trees are to be cut, which ones are hazards, and which ones should be left ...

  6. Double-skin facade - Wikipedia

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    In each case the assumption is that a higher insulative value may be achieved by using this glazing configuration versus a conventional glazing configuration. Recent studies showed that the energy performance of a building connected to a double-skin facade can be improved both in the cold and the warm season or in cold and warm climates by ...

  7. Covering (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Roofers in Germany,. In construction, covering is the exterior layer of a building's roof. The covering ensures waterproofing by directing and collecting rainwater.It also provides mechanical protection against various external elements such as dust and intrusions.

  8. Thomas Wellbourne - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Wellborn (also: Welbourn, Welbourne, Wellbourne), son of John Wellborn II, [1]: 9 was born in Accomack County, Virginia in 1640 and died in 1702. [1]: 8 He served as Captain in the King's Militia, and in the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1699 to 1702. [2] [3] [4] He was also a member of the Board of Justices. [5]

  9. Insulated glazing - Wikipedia

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    A typical installation of insulated glass windows with uPVC frames. Possibly the earliest use of double glazing was in Siberia, where it was observed by Henry Seebohm in 1877 as an established necessity in the Yeniseysk area where the bitterly cold winter temperatures regularly fall below -50° C, indicating how the concept may have started: [2]