Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Cool & Metal Roofs - Energy Efficent
COOL ROOFS
People who live in tropical climates often wear light-colored or white clothing to help keep themselves cool. They know that light colors reflect sunlight; whereas dark colors absorb heat and light. Roofs are similar to people. If you have a dark-colored roof, your property will be hotter than if it had a light-colored roof.
Cool Roofs very effectively reflect the sun's energy from the roof surface. Cool low-slope roofs are mainly bright white, although non-white colors are becoming available for sloped roof applications.
Cool roofs can reduce the roof surface temperature by up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This reduces the amount of heat transferred into the property below. This helps to reduce energy costs, improve comfort and reduce maintenance costs and increase the life of the roof.
These pictures, courtesy of Hydro-Stop, Inc. show hand-held temperature readings from before and after a cool roof treatment.
Roof before treatment, thermometer reads 178-degree Fahrenheit
at the roof surface on a hot summer afternoon.
People who live in tropical climates often wear light-colored or white clothing to help keep themselves cool. They know that light colors reflect sunlight; whereas dark colors absorb heat and light. Roofs are similar to people. If you have a dark-colored roof, your property will be hotter than if it had a light-colored roof.
Cool Roofs very effectively reflect the sun's energy from the roof surface. Cool low-slope roofs are mainly bright white, although non-white colors are becoming available for sloped roof applications.
Cool roofs can reduce the roof surface temperature by up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This reduces the amount of heat transferred into the property below. This helps to reduce energy costs, improve comfort and reduce maintenance costs and increase the life of the roof.
These pictures, courtesy of Hydro-Stop, Inc. show hand-held temperature readings from before and after a cool roof treatment.
Roof before treatment, thermometer reads 178-degree Fahrenheit
at the roof surface on a hot summer afternoon.
After a cool roof was installed, there was a dramatic decrease in roof air temperature.
Pictures courtesy Hydro-Stop, Inc.
These pictures represent a flat commercial roofing system. Not every roofing system will deliver the exact same results. However it's worth investigating the options that are available to you. Some utility and insurance companies are offering rebates and financial incentives for a property owner to install a Cool Roof system.
If you're a property owner in South Florida and you would like more information regarding South Florida Metal Roofing, or South Florida Cool Roofing please contact us directly at Tri-County Roofing.
# posted by Tri-County Roofing @ 10:47 AM 
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