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White roofs have worked for thousands of years in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cities. (Photo: www.obviousmag.org in Architecture)

Update from Ian Montanjees

Discount on roof paint by Resene paints to those painting white in response to the White Roofs Project!

Resene is generously continuing its discount on roof paint to people painting white in response to the White Roofs Project, I am happy to say. This is for white and off-white roof paint. Resene’s discount offer also extends to their CoolColour roof paint as a valuable alternative for example in districts where town planning regulations allow only dark colours that blend in with the bush (such as in parts of Waitakere), or in cases where an immediate neighbour’s house is overlooking your roof and an off-white might cause glare to them.

As before, for logistics reasons the discount is supplied through me only, via a discount letter. The requirement is that you give your name and address where it will be used (confidentiality respected) and then discount letter can be taken into any Resene-owned Colour Shop during your project.

Another way that Resene can help the project spread the word is via their Habitat of the Week newsletter and website (www.habitatoftheweek.co.nz), if someone is doing an interior and exterior repaint in Resene (including the roof in white) it could be included as a story.  If this appeals to you then it is an opportunity help spread the idea and could be done a number of times through the year for different houses.  I am told that these projects would need to have good use of colour (Resene of course) in at least some parts of the house (interior would be fine) and then they could also talk about the exterior and the roof in the accompanying article. To look at examples of projects they feature you can visit the website above, or subscribe to Resene’s Habitat of the Week newsletter.

www.whiteroofs.org.nz

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