World Cup partnership highlights Arizona cooling tech company
The ASU graduates behind EnKoat have taken their cooling paint technology to the world stage. After covering one million square feet of roofs, the company has partnered with the FIFA Houston Fan Festival to lower metal bleacher temperatures by 40 degrees. FOX 10’s Steve Nielsen reports.
TEMPE, Ariz. – A couple of Arizona State University graduates have made major waves in the roofing industry, and now the World Cup has given them a new opportunity. They say their roofing paint actually cools as it gets warmer.Â
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Now it is on a million square feet of roof across the country and the results are impressive.
“This metal roof deck is reaching temperatures up to 175 degrees right now,” Aguayo said.
“We're seeing 120 to 125 degrees Fahrenheit, so we're seeing a delta of 60 to 70 degrees just by applying our coating on top of here,” Aguayo said.
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“This is the first time, so yeah, we're really excited about that,” Arora said.
“I think that brings a lot of visibility to the technology because a lot of people, thousands of people are going to be in Houston to watch these games,” Arora said.
They say the metal cooled 40 degrees. They think it could be just the beginning.Â
Many stadiums have metal bleachers such as Mountain America at ASU, Casino del Sol Stadium at University of Arizona, and even the Rose Bowl. They’re using the World Cup as a launch pad to target that market.
