The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) is accepting public comments from Aug. 10 to Sept. 24 regarding the revised CRRC-1 standard.
The CRRC-1 standard covers specimen preparation and test methods for measuring the initial and aged solar reflectance and thermal emittance of roofing products.
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