ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ROOFING

ROOFING 101 – AN OVERVIEW

THE ROOFING INDUSTRY IS A MESS

RIGHTING THE WRONGS OF ROOFING

1970: 20 YEAR LIFESPAN

NO SPECSIFICATION/WARRANTIES

2013: 8 – 12 YEAR AVERAGE

SPECIFICATIONS/WARRANTIES

THE INDUSTRY (CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, CONSULTANTS, MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS)

CONCENTRATE ON ONE THING…RE-ROOFING

THE INDUSTRY PROFITS FROM THE MISFORTUNES OF THE OWNERS.

OVER 70% OF ALL CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION IS ROOFING/WATER INTRUSION RELATED

NOBODY TRUSTS ANYBODY AND THEY SHOULDN’T

WARRANTIES

90% OF LEAKS OCCUR AT 10% OF ROOFWARRANTIES DO NOT COVER THE 10%

WARRANTIES

MANUFACTURER ATTORNEYS WRITE THE WARRANTIES

HOW ROOFING RELATES TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY

ROOF SYSTEM

1. MEMBRANE 2. INSULATION

ROOF MEMBRANE

WHITE VS BLACK

ROOF INSULATION

WORKS ALL THE TIME…DAY/NIGHT; HOT/COLD

DAYLIGHTING

SKYLIGHTS

SOLAR

PHOTOVOLTAICTHERMAL

VEGETATED ROOFS

“GREEN”“GARDEN”

SUSTAINABILITY

TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE1. ECONOMIC2. SOCIAL3. ENVIRONMENTAL

INDUSTRY APPROACH

1. WHITE ROOF2. INSULATION

PRACTICAL APPROACHTRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

1. MAKE THE EXISTING ROOF LAST LONGER

2. BUILD BETTER ROOFS

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