Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Cool down buildings and save money with white roofs

New research has found that residential and commercial buildings can generate significant energy savings and save on cooling costs for owners from white roofs, which reflect heat away from the building on hot days rather than absorbing it. On commercial buildings, this can result in energy savings of around 3%.

Not only are these savings financially beneficial for building occupants, but they also benefit the city users more broadly by reducing the urban heat island and improving the health of city users. Dr. Dominique Hes, a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne in sustainable architecture says if the roofs of all lettable commercial space in Melbourne’s central business district were coated that the city could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.25 million kilowatt-hours per year.

White roofs are a low cost solution in making buildings more sustainable, particularly for older buildings. And if air conditioners are not working as hard, there are financial benefits for buildings owners as well. “There has been a lot of talk about the energy consumption benefits of white roofs and we commissioned the University of Melbourne to undertake this research so we could get a local perspective on how white roofs can work in our city,” Lord Mayor Robert Doyle says.

Research launched by the City of Melbourne and University of Melbourne has examined the benefits of white roofs in an effort to help building owners determine whether or not such an option is appropriate for their building. The research team monitored the temperatures of 5 test buildings at the University of Melbourne’s Burnley Campus for their performance both with and without white coatings. They found that buildings with white roofs experienced significantly cooler temperatures than those without, both on the exterior and interior of the building.

Help your customers save money by installing profitable cool roof systems
Integrating Conklin's roofing and coatings systems into your business is a win-win for the customer, the community in which you live and work, and for your roofing company:
  1. The customer gets a less expensive, sustainable roofing system that helps them save on their energy costs
  2. White roofs contribute to the reduction of landfill waste and your community's urban heat island
  3. Conklin roofing and coatings systems are more profitable to install than other roof systems

Join the Conklin Team
For more information on how to start or enhance your existing business installing Conklin roofing and coating systems, please contact Conklin Master Contractor Stan Volkman of The Contractor's Alliance at (612) 750-6639 or via email at info@TheContractorsAlliance.com.


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