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NASA's Dr. Glynn Hulley conducted surface temperature assessments of streets treated with CoolSeal in the City of Los Angeles. ‍

The city of Phoenix collaborated with ASU on the "Cool Pavement Pilot Program," applying CoolSeal to 36 miles of roads to reduce surface and sub-surface temperatures.

CoolSeal’s May webinar featured North Carolina experts sharing how their communities are tackling extreme heat with real solutions.

CoolSeal’s “Cool Communities, Healthy People” Webinar Series connects experts and communities with strategies to combat extreme heat and protect public health.

Year 2 results are in! Discover how CoolSeal is lowering street temps, extending pavement life, and paving the way for a cooler Phoenix.

This session featured insights from Ryan Stevens and Dr. Jennifer Vanos, who shared groundbreaking findings from Arizona State University’s (ASU) ongoing Cool Pavement Study for the City of Phoenix.

CoolSeal sponsors USGBC's Local Government Leadership Summit, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable urban development and heat mitigation.

CoolSeal's July Webinar featured insights from experts Dr. Melissa Guardaro and Dr. Caleb Dresser on managing extreme heat and climate-related health hazards.

Learn more about the certifications and recognitions being awarded to CoolSeal's high-performing sealcoat. 

CoolSeal's March Webinar featuring NASA's Dr. Glynn Hulley.

Learn more about how CoolSeal stands up to cooler temperatures and even freeze thaw cycles in our helpful Q&A.

Learn more about Mean Radiant Temperatures and the environmental benefits of CoolSeal sealcoats.

Here is a break down of the facts about urban heat islands and how we can work together to find solutions.

Did you know that utilizing CoolSeal on your new building or development can also contribute toward your LEED certification?

Our own Maria Koetter named to U.S. Green Building Council’s Cities and Communities Consensus Committee (CCCC) for 2024

GuardTop, LLC has become a Founding Sponsor of the CoolRoadways Partnership, to advance cool pavement solutions.

CoolSeal by Guardtop has been awarded "The Coolest in LA" by Climate Resolve.

The new, no-brainer solution to heat-absorbing asphalt as embraced by city officials? Painting blacktop white.

To reduce LA's average temperature, the city is coating streets in CoolSeal, a gray coating designed to reflect solar rays.

The pilot program will study whether the material placed over traditional asphalt reduces nighttime temperatures in Phoenix.

The City of Phoenix is testing a pilot program to try and lower temperatures around town.

To fight back against hot temperatures, the city of Los Angeles is painting its streets with Cool Seal to reflect solar rays.

Cool pavements can offer additional benefits that can impact our world and our lives on a daily basis. Read our top five.

Phoenix works with ASU researchers to test whether a light-colored pavement coating makes a difference.

Los Angeles is painting their streets white to help keep the city cool in the summer.

"It is like sunscreen for the road so it reflects sunlight back into the atmosphere and keeps it from reaching the pavement"

CoolSeal, made by a company called GuardTop, helps to reflect solar rays off asphalt so that less heat is actually absorbed.

"Our vision is actually for Phoenix to be the most sustainable desert city on the planet."

Eight neighborhoods will receive applications of cool pavements and new street trees.

Cool pavement was applied for the first time in Phoenix on 32nd Street and Roeser Road.

The city of Cape May to launch a cool pavement pilot program with CoolSeal to lower temperatures and increase comfort.

Cool pavement revealed lower surface temperatures at all times of the day versus traditional asphalt.

Watch how the BearCat’s state-of-the-art computer rate controlled cool pavement application works!

GuardTop is excited to introduce an innovative machine that will be a game-changer in the sealcoating industry – the BearCat.

The reduction isn’t just beneficial for nearby residents, it can have broader benefits for the West's sustainability efforts.

The coating is part of the Cool LA program, a project to bring cool pavement and street trees to eight communities in LA.

The cool pavement effectively lowered city temperatures and will potentially decrease energy consumption in Phoenix.

The City of Phoenix applied a light-colored, reflective coating to roads in eight neighborhoods to study its cooling effects.

The City of Antonio is taking the lead in Texas as being the first city in the state to test out cooler pavement.

Officials in Los Angeles are painting streets white to reduce the effect of urban "heat islands."

CoolSeal is an ultra high performance asphalt-based sealcoat that achieves lower surface temperatures.

New technology could be cooling down the city of Phoenix – it's called "cool pavement" and it reduces the heat in urban area

The technology acts as sunscreen for the pavement.

Researchers are working to reduce the heat island effect hot pavements can create for cities.

The special paint will help cool off the city.

Cool pavement solutions are about to become even more accessible across the U.S., thanks to new legislation that passed.

There’s a new C-suite executive joining the lineup, and their primary focus is to proactively combat rising temperatures.

The city of Phoenix is studying the use of cool pavement to reduce heat island effect in their urban areas.

The new light gray surface on Jordan Avenue read a cool 70 — on what would turn out to be the first heat wave of the year.

Their goal is to cut road temperatures, cool the insides of buildings, lessen air pollution, and reduce heat waves.

L.A. is installing cool pavement in its hottest neighborhoods. The material absorbs less heat and reduces surface temps.

this is the first piloted project in Louisville from GuardTop (the maker of CoolSeal) and the Global Cool Cities Alliance.

Los Angeles is testing a reflective street surface in an attempt to reduce the heat island effect caused by urban sprawl.

The city of Los Angeles is painting their streets white with CoolSeal to test if it'll decrease the temperatures on the roads

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego announces the next phase of the city's Cool Pavement Program, which began in 2020.

The city is putting a light grey coating on top of some neighborhood streets in an effort to lower the air temperature.

Los Angeles is testing how CoolSeal, made by Guard Top, based in Dana Point, performs over time on a handful of city streets.

After outstanding results with its pilot heat mitigation program, Phoenix starts applying CoolSeal to more neighborhoods.

The easiest way to save power is to keep the streets and surrounding cities from getting hot in the first place.

Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt.

A reflective gray material called CoolSeal can be used on asphalt to lower road surface temperatures.

Recent research suggests that the implementation of cool pavement coatings can help lower urban heat island effects locally.

CoolSeal was recently put to the test by the City of Phoenix, Arizona, as part of their Cool Pavement Pilot Program.

Los Angeles faces a doubling of its extreme heat days but has fresh ideas to keep residents cool - and tackle the inequality.

The Crack Sealing and Crack Filling market is said to witness significant experience in the global market.

Cool pavement coating reflects a higher portion of the sunlight that hits it, hence absorbing less heat.

A study at Arizona State found that a reflective emulsion mixture helps keep surface temperatures cooler.

Though many think of cool pavements as a solution to summer heat, research has shown benefits year-round.

ASU researchers and the city of Phoenix are studying the use of so-called cool pavement to reduce heat island effect.

One year after the announcement of the second phase of Phoenix's Cool Pavement Program, Fox10 News puts CoolSeal to the test.

The surface temperature of cool pavement averaged between 10.5-to-12 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than traditional asphalt.