While cool roofs are mostly associated with white roofs they come in a variety of colors and materials and are available for both commercial and residential buildings.
Reflective roofing materials techonlogy.
To rate the level of reflectiveness of different products manufacturers have come up with a classifying system.
They normally reflect 70 to 80 of the sun s energy and the thicker the layers of coating the more reflective they are.
Shingle roofs consist of overlapping panels made from a variety of materials such as fiberglass asphalt wood polymers or metals.
This under the roof application involves installing a reflective material such as aluminum or even a specialized reflective spray treatment that s installed into an attic or space between a home s interior and the roof.
Owens corning cool roof collection shingles are specially designed to reflect the sun s energy and absorb less heat than standard shingles without limiting your color options.
How solar reflective roofing works whereas darker traditional roofing materials absorb sunlight the reflective surfaces of a cool roof reflect it away.
White roof coatings are opaque and reflective consisting of polymeric materials and some types of white pigment.
Reflective surfaces are a form of geoengineering.
They keep surface temperatures very close to ambient temperatures.
This results in lower absorption of solar heat and a cooler roof.
Presidential shake solaris in the color autumn blend can reflect up to 18 percent of the sun s energy.
How they can be made cool.
Reflective roof coatings act like mirrors reflecting the sun s radiant energy back into space.
Reflect tec combines industry leading kynar aquatec technology with patented heat reflective technology making it a superior one component coating.
The owens corning cool roof collection helps keep your roof cooler for a more comfortable home.
Henry 687 envirowhite 100 acrylic reflective elastomeric roof coating w dirt pickup resistance technology 24 piece.
Roof temperature is rated via solar reflectance and thermal emittance with ratings ranging between 0 and 1.
The tex cote reflect tec coating system is a revolutionary field applied infrared heat reflective coating specifically designed for metal and tile roof and wall surfaces.
A technology on the flipside of an overlay is a roof underpinning or sub roof system called a radiant barrier.
High albedo products such as bright white paint are the most effective with a solar reflectance of 85.
Buy cool asphalt shingles which use specially coated granules that provide better solar reflectance.
The landmark solaris platinum solar reflective shingles represent an industry breakthrough in technology achieving a level of 40 solar reflectivity by far the highest level of reflectivity in the asphalt shingle industry.