Ceramic Coating – Insulation or Reflective Surface?
![Ecoshell coated with Ceramic Paint — 10-foot EcoShell painted with a two-coat system of ceramic coating.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b6dc29e0684730009b3/medium/dscf2972.jpg)
Ecoshell coated with Ceramic Paint — 10-foot EcoShell painted with a two-coat system of ceramic coating. (David South, Jr.)
![Ecoshell coated with white exterior paint — 10-foot EcoShell painted with a good grade of white exterior paint.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b6dc29e0684730009b4/medium/dscf2968.jpg)
Ecoshell coated with white exterior paint — 10-foot EcoShell painted with a good grade of white exterior paint. (David South, Jr.)
![Ceramic vs White — This graph is typical of all data gathered during the summer 2001. This data does not take into account any temperature measurement errors. Our thermometers were not calibrated. Please allow a 2-3 degree variation in the readings.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b6dc29e0684730009b5/medium/ceramic-white.jpg)
Ceramic vs White — This graph is typical of all data gathered during the summer 2001. This data does not take into account any temperature measurement errors. Our thermometers were not calibrated. Please allow a 2-3 degree variation in the readings. (David South, Jr.)
![Thermal Graph — Sample of exterior and interior temperatures taken on a Monolithic Dome during summer 2001. Interesting to note are the steady interior temperatures during the hottest part of the Texas summer.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b6dc29e0684730009b6/medium/monolithic-graphx.jpg)
Thermal Graph — Sample of exterior and interior temperatures taken on a Monolithic Dome during summer 2001. Interesting to note are the steady interior temperatures during the hottest part of the Texas summer. (David South, Jr.)