Reflective Roof Shingles

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Reflective roof shingles.

Solar reflectance thermal emittance and solar reflectance index sri. Our highly reflective shingles can help to reduce temperatures in your attic so your home will stay cooler in the summer to help save on air conditioning costs. Next up in solar alternative energy. 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.

Solar reflective shingles are designed specifically to reduce the absorption of the suns infrared radiation by reflecting ir rays off the surface of the roof thus not allowing the heat to be transferred to the interior of the structure i e. And now thanks to innovative ecodark granules you can enjoy a highly reflective darker colored roof that meets the cool roof requirements of l a. Featuring gaf proprietary color blends and an enhanced shadow effect timberline hdz rs shingles offer a genuine wood shake look that s sure to please. 1 a cool roof minimizes the solar heat gain of a building by reflecting incoming sun rays and re emitting the absorbed energy.

Cool asphalt roofing shingles are characterized by 3 key values. Premier radiance meets ul790 class a fire resistance standard and certain colors are available with algae defender. Standard or dark roofs can reach temperatures of 150 f or more in the summer sun. The gaf elk cool color series now provides potential energy savings and even tax credits when you install gaf elk timberline cool series shingles.

1 according to the cool roof rating council cool roofs may save homeowners an average of 7 15 on their total cooling costs. By utilizing pabco s proven cool technology premier radiance solar reflective shingles are perfect for hotter climates where air conditioning use is high. The cool roof rating council crrc estimates that the average energy savings for reflective shingles to be between 7 and 15 of cooling costs. Every shingle in the cool roof collection features a precise mix of solar reflecting granules to help comply with the solar reflectance index sri requirements of title 24 part 6 even with deeper vibrant colors.

View our solar reflective shingles brochure. In many cases asphalt roofing shingle manufacturers use a shingle s third party certified aged sri value to demonstrate compliance with cool roof energy codes. 2010 tax incentives from energy star currently offer a 1 500 tax credit for choosing qualified energy star cool shingles. The solar reflective shingles with 20 or less solar reflectivity that ross saw are landmark and landmark pro solaris shingles.

These are all manufactured by certainteed. Thanks to modern reflective technology you can join the green revolution with cool series solar reflecting shingles. The attic under the roof. Roof is pleased to offer solar reflective shingles to atlanta area customers from gaf elk and certainteed.