WHEN a ridge tile blew off Bryan Henderson's home in heavy storms he dismissed it as a minor annoyance and made a claim with his insurer Abbey. Abbey arranged for the tile to be fixed and the retired ...

Since black roof tiles absorb heat and white ones reflect it, we should all just plain re-do our roofs biannually to save energy as the seasons change. Or maybe just get roof tiles that change color ...

MIT researchers have developed roof tiles that change color based on the temperature, turning white when it's hot to deflect heat and turning black when it's cold to absorb it. According to the team's ...