Olympia Steel Buildings Cool Metal Roofing Is Energy Efficient and Sustainable
A buildings roof can have a tremendous impact on the buildings energy use. Olympia Steel Buildings Zeus Shield cool metal roofing, standing seam metal roof panels are a sustainable, energy efficient roofing product that can reduce energy costs by up to 40% by lowering cooling loads. In fact, cool metal reflective roofs directly save up to 40% in both heating and cooling energy costs as reported by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Solar reflectivity (SR) is the ability of a material to reflect solar energy back into the atmosphere. Energy Star requires an SR value of .25 or higher for steep slope roofing and and SR value of .65 or higher for low slope roofs. The Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) used to determine LEED compliance is calculated using values for both reflectivity and emissivity. To meet LEED requirements, roofing material must have an SRI of 29 or higher for a steel slope and 78 or higher for slow slope roofing.
Olympia Steel Buildings Zeus Shield cool metal standing seam roof for pre-engineered steel buildings and metal building systems is available in a wide variety of finishes, colors, textures and profiles for both steep-slope and low-slope roofing applications. Olympia Steel Buildings Zeus Sheild metal roofs incorporate the new "cool pigment" technology to offer both high total solar reflectance and high infrared emmittance, even with dark colors. The Zeus Sheild standing seam metal roofs cool coatings contain ceramic infrared reflective pigments designed to reflect infrared energy while absorbing visible light. The result is a Green sustainable building material that can reduce peak energy demand and help mitigate urban heat island effects.
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