Thermal emittance

Thermal emittance

The thermal emittance (or thermal emissivity) of a material refers to its ability to release absorbed heat. It is usually expressed as a number between 0 and 1 and it is the ratio of the energy emitted from a surface to the energy emitted by a black surface at same temperature. For building products, it is measured at wavelengths in the infrared. Determining the thermal emittance and solar reflectance of building materials, especially roofing materials can be very useful for reducing heating and cooling energy costs in buildings.

Roofing surfaces with a high thermal emittance will radiate heat gained from the sun back into the atmosphere more readily than one with a low thermal emittance. In building materials, only exposed metal roofs have a low thermal emittance.


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