Reflective Roof Shingles

Cool asphalt roofing shingles are characterized by 3 key values.

Reflective roof shingles.

The cool roof rating council crrc estimates that the average energy savings for reflective shingles to be between 7 and 15 of cooling costs. 1 a cool roof minimizes the solar heat gain of a building by reflecting incoming sun rays and re emitting the absorbed energy. Our highly reflective shingles can help to reduce temperatures in your attic so your home will stay cooler in the summer to help save on air conditioning costs. Owens corning cool roof collection shingles are specially designed to reflect the sun s energy and absorb less heat than standard shingles without limiting your color options.

The attic under the roof. Featuring gaf proprietary color blends and an enhanced shadow effect timberline hdz rs shingles offer a genuine wood shake look that s sure to please. Every shingle in the cool roof collection features a precise mix of solar reflecting granules to help comply with the solar reflectance index sri requirements of title 24 part 6 even with deeper vibrant colors. And now thanks to innovative ecodark granules you can enjoy a highly reflective darker colored roof that meets the cool roof requirements of l a.

Roof is pleased to offer solar reflective shingles to atlanta area customers from gaf elk and certainteed. Thanks to modern reflective technology you can join the green revolution with cool series solar reflecting shingles. Premier radiance meets ul790 class a fire resistance standard and certain colors are available with algae defender. Next up in solar alternative energy.

In many cases asphalt roofing shingle manufacturers use a shingle s third party certified aged sri value to demonstrate compliance with cool roof energy codes. 1 according to the cool roof rating council cool roofs may save homeowners an average of 7 15 on their total cooling costs. The solar reflective shingles with 20 or less solar reflectivity that ross saw are landmark and landmark pro solaris shingles. The gaf elk cool color series now provides potential energy savings and even tax credits when you install gaf elk timberline cool series shingles.

View our solar reflective shingles brochure. 2010 tax incentives from energy star currently offer a 1 500 tax credit for choosing qualified energy star cool shingles. The highly solar reflective shingles with up to 40 solar reflectivity are landmark solaris platinum shingles. Cool roofs can be made of a highly reflective type of paint a sheet covering or highly reflective tiles or shingles.

Standard or dark roofs can reach temperatures of 150 f or more in the summer sun. These are all manufactured by certainteed. A cool roof under the same conditions could stay more than 50 f cooler and save energy and money by using less air conditioning. This practice is prevalent in california.