The Impact of Cool Roofs and Home Retrofits
Cool roofs and home retrofits help prepare homes for climate challenges like extreme heat and flooding by making them cooler, more energy-efficient, and better protected. These upgrades allow residents to stay safely in their homes during extreme weather events. Groundwork affiliates are working with communities to bring these vital improvements to neighborhoods most at risk.
Check out the projects helping families stay safe and rooted in the homes they love.
Groundwork Jacksonville – Cool Roofs & home retrofits
Groundwork Jacksonville partnered with the North Riverside Community Development Corporation to help residents prepare for climate challenges like flooding and extreme heat—threats that can displace families from the homes they know and love. Through this program, cool roofs and other home retrofits are being installed to reduce indoor temperatures, lower energy costs, and make homes safer during climate impacts.
Project Goal: Reduce energy burden, improve stormwater management and keep residents safely in their homes
Project Size: 23 cool roofs plus rain barrels, bioretention garden
Annual Benefits:
- 253,600 gallons of stormwater absorbed and filtered
- 7.81% reduction in household energy use
- $274,000 in total benefits over 25 years (~$10,960/year)
- ROI: $7.08 per $1 invested
