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More Resources for Green Building:
LEEDŽ
The
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating
System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction
and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building
owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable
impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building
approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of
human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings,
energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. For
more information on LEED, please go to the
U.S. Green
Building Council website.
Cool Roofing
There are two excellent resources for information regarding Cool Roofing and
Cool Metal Roofing. The Cool Roof Rating
Council (CRRC) is an independent and non-biased organization that has
established a rating system. The core of the CRRC is its Product Rating
Program through which roofing product manufacturers can label their products
with solar reflectance and thermal emittance values measured by CRRC
Accredited Independent Testing Laboratories. The CRRC does not set a
minimum definition for "cool". However, code bodies and programs can
reference its rating system. The CRRC simply lists the measured radiative
property values in its Directory. Any roofing product can be tested as long
as it is in compliance with the CRRC Program Manual, CRRC-1. A product's
placement in the Directory does not mean that the product is "cool" as
defined by any particular code body or program. For more information on the
CRRC, click here. The mission of the
Cool Metal Roofing Coalition
is to educate architects, building owners, specifiers, code and standards
officials and other interested parties on the sustainable, energy-related
benefits of cool metal roofing. This website provides many articles and
studies of buildings using Cool Metal Roofing.
ENERGY STAR
Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the
environment through energy efficient products and practices. Energy Star
labeled roof products can save money and the environment by reducing energy
use. They work by reflecting more of the sun's energy back into the
atmosphere, keeping your building cooler and reducing your air conditioning
bills. Because much of the United State's electricity is generated by
burning fossil fuels creating air pollution, reducing the amount of energy
needed to cool buildings helps to reduce the production of air pollutants.
In addition, the air in urban areas can be 6-8°F hotter than surrounding
rural areas. Scientists call these areas "urban heat islands." These heat
islands can make the effects of local air pollution worse and can increase
the cooling costs for buildings within the area affected by the heat island.
At Aegis, many of the roofing products feature Cool Roof colors and
have reflectivity performance levels that meet Energy Star criteria at 2:12
pitch or greater. For more information on Energy Star roofing products,
click here.
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