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  Cool Roofing: A Solution to National Energy and Environmental Challenges Self-guided presentation (HSW and SD credits).

A detailed overview of the performance characteristics and benefits of cool roofing systems using reflective white vinyl roofing. Green roofing, energy saving programs, environmental challenges and solutions are also reviewed. For instant access to the course, click here »
 

   
 

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Why VinylRoofs.org
TAP THE EXPERTISE OF SINGLE PLY ROOFING AUTHORITIES
Representing all of the leading manufacturers of vinyl roofing systems in North America, the Vinyl Roofing Division of the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association is committed to educating architects, specifiers, building owners and roofing contractors on the attributes of PVC as the preferred material for reflective, durable, single ply roofing systems.

THE PERFORMANCE LEADER
For more than 40 years, durable, light-colored vinyl roofing membranes have cooled and protected buildings in climates around the world. Their long life cycle – and the associated lower energy consumption to both produce the raw material and process it into useful products – is a significant factor in their sustainability as a building product.


New Green Building And Sustainability Standards
THE GBI COMPLETES FIRST ANSI-APPROVED STANDARD FOR COMMERCIAL GREEN BUILDING
In April 2010, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved its first standard for commercial green buildings, ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings. The standard was derived from the Green Globes environmental design and assessment rating system for New Construction and addresses low-slope roofing. Read more on the ANSI-approved standard »

ASHRAE STANDARD 189.1 – NEW CODE-INTENDED HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING STANDARD ADDRESSES ROOFING
The nation’s first code-intended high-performance green building standard – ASHRAE Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings has been published. The standard provides compliance options for high-performance commercial green buildings and establishes mandatory criteria with regard to roofing. Read more on ASHRAE Standard 189.1 »


Recycling White Paper
AVOIDING THE LANDFILL: THE RECYCLING OF VINYL ROOF MEMBRANES
Skyrocketing raw material costs, higher landfill tipping fees, legislation to restrict disposal of construction materials, and an architectural community that demands the lightest environmental footprint that that a building can achieve. Find out what the industry is doing with a program to mainstream post-consumer recycling of PVC roofs that have reached the end of their service lives.
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