Patent ID: 8157910

Claim:
A cementitious system comprising: an infrared reflective pigment composition comprising i) one or more infrared reflective pigments, wherein at least one of the one or more infrared reflective pigments is a beige to brown infrared reflective pigment having a percent reflectance at 1000 nanometers of at least 60% as measured in white portland cement mortar, and is selected from the group consisting of, chrome antimony titanium rutiles, chromium iron oxide spinels, chrome niobium rutiles, chrome tungsten titanium rutiles, iron chromite spinels, iron titanium spinels, manganese antimony titanium rutiles, manganese tungsten titanium rutiles, zinc ferrite spinels, and zinc iron chromite spinels; and ii) a cementitious matrix comprising cement and aggregates, wherein the cementitious system is colored with pigments compliant with ASTM C979.