Go Green With DURACOOL

Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources.

This works by:

Efficient use of Energy
Creating a sustainable roof surface that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely
Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity

The Keys To A Green Roof

Sustainability is the key to roofing costs. In order to be sustainable, maintainability is necessary without system replacement. Duracool thermal control roof coating makes a roof truly sustainable. When first applied, Duracool (with a life expectancy of 12-15 years) will provide a reflective barrier to the forces of degradation which includes moisture, solar degradation, contraction and expansion from absorbing heat, etc. At any point where Duracool starts to degrade, the roof can be recoated at a fraction of the cost of a new roof. This can go on indefinitely. This is true sustainability.

Reflectivity is the key to lower energy cost. Bright white Duracool prevents heat absorption and keeps roof temperatures within 2º of ambient. This can result in a substantial energy savings.

Duracool is the most cost efficient addition you can make to GO GREEN.

Elastomeric roof coatings last long, if not a lifetime
By: Alan Heavens, Philadelphia Inquirer Article

Question: I read your article on elastomeric coatings. Are these the lifetime coatings that some companies advertise, usually at home improvement shows?

Answer: There is nothing I’ve seen from those who manufacture or apply elastomeric coatings saying that they last a lifetime. What I have seen is that these coatings do last longer than, for example, the asphalt coatings used on the flat roofs that abound in Philadelphia. A few years back, I wrote about the Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia’s “cool roofs” program, which was designed to help elderly city residents reduce their summer electric bills. Flat rowhouse roofs were coated with a white elastomeric substance that reflects heat and keeps interiors cool. The coating was manufactured, I believe, by Rohm & Haas (now Dow Chemical), and, at the time, came with a 10 year guarantee, according to the people at the agency. Elastomeric coating has rubberlike properties that return it to its original dimensions after it is stretched or deformed. The coating expands and contracts with the surface to which it is applied. Over time, heat, sunlight, and cracking due to expansion and contraction will degrade a roof, Dow says. The traditional model was to tear off the aging roof and replace it after 15 or 20 years. “Elastomeric coatings could last the lifetime of the building with regular maintenance,” Dow says. Maintenance is limited to occasional cleaning with a hose or power washer and reapplying the coating every 10 or 15 years. “A mere five-year increase in roof service life should reduce the cost of roofing by 21 percent, cutting landfill waste from roofing,” Dow says. “Roofing waste currently represents almost four percent of the total volume of solid wastes in the United States.” Again, nothing lasts forever but proper maintenance can extend the life of just about everything – furnaces, central air systems, decks and roofs.