As many professionals in the roofing industry may know, effective October 1, 2005, the California Energy Commission changes to the Building Energy Efficiency Standards become law.

These non-residential prescriptive standards require “cool roofs” in all low-slope applications. The cool roof requirements also apply to some roof replacements for existing buildings.

This section of our web site has been put into place to help building owners, designers, builders, and consultants understand and comply with Title 24 - California’s new energy efficiency standards.

We’ve also identified “cool roofing” solutions that address today’s roofing challenges such as “heat island effect” and escalating energy and building maintenance costs. Although “cool roofing” is not a new course of action, it is more rapidly becoming recognized as a simple, practical solution for the benefits it provides to all professionals in the roofing and construction industry.

How Does Title 24 Compare to the Other Regulations?
For additional information, visit our Resources section.

Resources for “Cool Roofing” Information
EPA Energy Star – www.energystar.gov
California Energy Commisssion (CEC) – www.energy.ca.gov/title24
Cool Roofing Rating Council (CRRC) – www.coolroofs.org

Estimated Energy Savings from Reflective Roof Surfaces
No single technology or approach can overcome all roofing issues, but cool roofing is a proven approach to reducing pollution, energy demands and roof life-cycle costs, in addition to extending the performance and the overall lives of roofs. Below are two easy-to-use online savings calculators.

Lawrence Bekley Labs –
http://www.roofcalc.com

Oak Ridge National Laboratory -
www.ornl.gov/roofs=walls/facts/ CoolRoofCalc1_1.htm

For additional information regarding Title 24 and ‘Cool Roofs’, we recommend reviewing the available tools in our Resources section.