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“The (cool pavement) surface temperature is 129 Fahrenheit,” David Sailor (director of the Arizona State Urban Climate Research Center) said. “But the asphalt next to it was at least in the 150s.”
Reducing surface temperature can have direct benefits by lowering air temperature, which Sailor said has “significant implications for heat-related illness, air quality, water use, and energy use.”
“It is estimated that a 1 degree Fahrenheit reduction in air temperatures in Phoenix can result in a 1.5% to 3% reduction in residential use of potable water,” Sailor said.
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