Cool Roof Systems
Cool Roof Systems
Enhance your building project's energy efficiency and sustainability with a solar reflective coated roof. Fortify Building Solutions cool metal roofing helps reduce sunlight absorption, lowering heat retention in steel panels.
What Are Cool Metal Roofs?
Cool Roofs employ coatings with reflective properties to help maintain lower surface temperatures than traditional or uncoated materials during peak sunlight. For details on our colors' reflective properties, visit the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) website.
Benefits of Cool Roof Systems
The key benefit of a cool metal roof is sustainability, providing long-term value through energy efficiency. Advantages include:
- Cooling Energy Savings in Southern States: Learn about savings via the Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) Cool Roof Savings Calculator.
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation: Cool metal roofing supports mitigation efforts. See the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories (LBNL) Heat Island Group Website for more.
- Energy Code Compliance: Cool roofing is frequently required in energy codes and green building systems, with records held by programs like the CRRC.
Cool Roofing Measurements
Key factors for metal roof energy savings include:
- Solar Reflectance: Measures the roof’s ability to reflect solar energy.
- Thermal Emissivity: Quantifies energy released after absorption.
- Solar Reflectance Index (SRI): Evaluates a material’s solar reflection and thermal emission.
Cool Metal Roofing Coatings & Color Options
Choosing optimal colors for steel panels boosts energy efficiency. Many colors enhance solar reflection. Ideal options include:
- Bone White
- Polar White
For more on Fortify Building Solutions cool roof colors, solar reflectance indexes, or to explore our roofing, connect with us today!
