Energy Star Metal Roofing
Many of Best Buy Metals roof materials are available in Energy Star® rated cool roof colors.
These colors reflect 25-65% of the sun's rays and save you money on your utility bills, especially in the summer.
A tax credit is available on Energy Star® rated metal roofing for 2012 and 2013 - worth $500, or 10% of material costs: whichever is more.
Here is what the experts are saying:
Cool color metal roofs have less heat loss during the winter and less heat gain during the summer than computed for a direct-nailed shingle roof. William Miller, Jan Kośny |
Cool Roofing Statistics from Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
A cool metal roof can reduce the energy costs associated with cooling the interior of a structure by up to 20% and reduce peak cooling demand by up to 15%. David Burns |
Akzo-Nobel - Video with Cool Metal Roofing Attic Temperature |
Energy Star® qualified roof products reflect more of the sun's rays. This can lower roof surface temperatures by up to 100F, decreasing the amount of heat transferred into a building. EnergyStar.gov |
EnergyStar.gov |
Reducing roof temperature decreases heat flow from the roof into the building, which in turn reduces cooling power demand in an air-conditioned building. California Energy Commission Roof Study Link - See page 3 |
California Energy Commission |
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