High-Performance Roofing: The Next Stage In Low-Slope Commercial Roofing May 15, 2007 Cool and sustainable roofing emerged as separate, closely related commercial roofing trends about ten years ago. Today, both trends continue to gain momentum, and they are driving change in commercial roofing market dynamics, roof system design and manufacture, product innovation, industry initiatives, selection priorities, building codes, and legislation. They are also sparking controversy as specifiers, […] Read More
Practical Considerations For The Design And Installation Of Rooftop Gardens: The Waterproofing Challenge May 15, 2007 PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF ROOFTOP GARDENS – THE WATERPROOFING CHALLENGE DOUGLAS C. FISHBURN, RRO FISHBURN BUILDING SCIENCES GROUP, HORNBY, ON S Y M P O S I U M O N B U I L D I N G E N V E L O P E T E C H […] Read More
California Cool Roofing Code Requirements May 15, 2007 In 2000 and 2001, California’s energy crisis came to a head when the state suffered from rolling blackouts. In response, Title 24, Part VI of the California Code of Regulations (which provides energy efficiency standards for buildings) included a cool roof prescriptive requirement in October 2005. The purpose of this revision was to reduce building […] Read More
Environmentally Sensitive and Energy-Conscious Roofs May 15, 2007 Doorways to the Future PROCEEDINGS of the RCI 22nd International Convention & Trade Show Orlando, Florida • March 1-6, 2007 © RCI, Inc. 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 204 • Raleigh, NC 27607 Phone: 919-859-0742 • Fax: 919-859-1328 • www.rci-online.org Proceedings of the RCI 22nd International Convention Hutchinson – 67 Environmentally Sensitive and Energy-conscious Roofs Thomas […] Read More
A Practical Guide To White Coatings: How To Talk To Building Owners About Cool Roofs May 15, 2007 White coatings offer big benefits. As legislators and architects embrace the idea that building design has a huge impact on energy consumption and sustainability, white coatings are now in the spotlight. However, building owners do not often appreciate the immediate benefits of white coatings and convincing them of their value may still be challenging. The […] Read More
The Consultant’s Role in Re-Roofing: Remember Energy Efficiency May 15, 2007 Doorways to the Future PROCEEDINGS of the RCI 22nd International Convention & Trade Show Orlando, Florida • March 1-6, 2007 © RCI, Inc. 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 204 • Raleigh, NC 27607 Phone: 919-859-0742 • Fax: 919-859-1328 • www.rci-online.org The Consultant’s Role in Reroofing: Remember Energy Efficiency Lorraine Ross Intech Consulting Inc. Gulfport, Florida Doorways […] Read More
Cool Roofing and The Cool Roofing Rating Council: The Evolution Of A Rating System May 15, 2007 Editor’s Note: This article was first published as part of the Proceedings of the Cool Roofing…Cutting Through the Glare symposium from May 12-13, 2005, in Atlanta, GA, sponsored by the RCI Foundation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the National Research Council of Canada. As a technology, cool roofing has rebounded from a false start or […] Read More
Long-Term Thermal Resistance (LTTR) – Five Years Later May 15, 2007 In 2000, a new, prescriptive test method (CAN/ULC-S770, “Standard Test Method for Determination of Long-term Thermal Resistance of Closed-Cell Thermal Insulating Foams”) for determining R-values of certain foam plastic insulations was adopted as a national standard in Canada, providing a longneeded definition of “aged” R-value. Aging refers to the gradual change in cell gas composition […] Read More
Enemies Of The Roof May 15, 2007 The old roof adage “out of sight, out of mind” is no longer an appropriate term for today’s building owner or manager. With roofing costs easily exceeding $10.00 per square foot, busy contractors, and a saturated market, roofing represents an expensive and always important part of the building asset. Maximizing roof performance and life expectancy […] Read More
