How to lower the overall cost of your next roof by saving energy with FiberTite®

Are you moved by the notion that your choice of a roofing product could help alleviate global warming? Saving the planet might not dictate your buying strategy, but if you find yourself holding your breath each time you open your energy bills, it's time to rethink your shopping goals. Mounting evidence proves that choosing a cool roof, like FiberTite, will actually rectify your summertime spending woes - and also keep the planet a little bit greener.

Instead of absorbing heat from the sun and transferring it to the building's interior, like traditional black roofing products do, a FiberTite roof reflects and radiates solar energy and any absorbed heat back into the atmosphere. According to the rating system that the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) established to measure the solar reflectance (SR) and thermal emittance (IE) of roof products, FiberTite has an SR value of .83 (using ASTM E1918), and an IE value of .85 (using ASTM C1371). Measured using a scale of zero to one, FiberTite's scores are among the highest of products listed in the CRRC online product directory.

What this means to a building owner in Phoenix, Arizona, according to the Department of Energy's energy saving model, is that a properly maintained FiberTite roofing system covering a 25,000 square foot facility can offer energy savings of $.29 per square foot per year, or a total of $145,000 over the proven 20-year life of the roof. Hypothetically, if re-roofing this same facility costs $4 per square foot, a FiberTite roof will more than pay for itself. Even on rooftops in Portland, OR, one of the five cloudiest cities in the country, FiberTite offers savings of $30,000 on a 25,000 square foot roof during the course of its life.

Some states offer additional energy rebates for installing a cool roof. Furthermore, reduced loads on HVAC equipment create savings through longer product life.

What this means to the environment is decreased air pollution and carbon emissions caused by electricity generation. Cool roofs also help reduce the urban heat island effect, a major contributor to the formation of smog.

FiberTite was one of the first roofing manufacturers to label its products under the Department of Energy's Energy Star program. FiberTite also meets the SR and IE requirements of California Title 24, an energy code established by the California Energy Commission; and, the requirements of LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - a program established by the US Green Building Council.

On the market since 1979, way before cool roofs were "cool", over 99% of all FiberTite roofs across the nation are still protecting.

For more details about how to calculate FiberTite's life cycle cost advantages, visit our website.

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