Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Audrey McGarrell and Sarah Schneider from Cool Roof Rating Council. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Speaker 1: Have you ever had a question about your roof and didn't know who to turn ...
By Cayden Wemple. With the sunset of ENERGY STAR roofing program, CRRC is leading the way in home energy efficiency education. The ENERGY STAR roofing program was implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1999 to certify roofing products that they deemed “sustainable” and was meant to educate ...
By Sarah Schneider, CRRC. How third-party ratings inform the customer and affect the state of our global environment. Informed facility managers recognize the benefits of highly reflective roofing materials, also known as “cool roofs.” These cool roofs reduce energy use which, in turn, reduces energy cost while increasing the occupant’s ...
By Cass Jacoby. More and more professional contractors are turning to silicone roof coatings, and it is easy to see why. Read on to learn about the many advantages they offer. APOC 585 Armor Flex is a premier product for getting superior results for silicone applications, providing the roof with ...
By Alec Doniger. The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) continues to spread knowledge about the benefits of cool roofing as Energy Star sunsets. Big changes have been made to Energy Star, a company synonymous with energy efficiency, over the past 20 years. The Environmental Protection Agency decided to end the ...
By Western Colloid. Western Colloid shows support for multiple trade associations, here’s why you should too! For years, we here at Western Colloid have been members of multiple industry trade associations for a variety of reasons and we believe you should become a member too! Aside from the obvious networking ...
By Sarah Schneider, Cool Roof Rating Council. As extreme heat waves continue to hit America, more and more cities are looking to reflective roofs to mitigate the heat. It doesn’t take a climate scientist to know that our cities are getting hotter every summer. Between increased urbanization and the growing ...
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of a live interview with Sarah Schneider and Audrey McGarrell of the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Speaker 1: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips with Heidi. Explore the roofing industry through the eyes ...
By Cass Jacoby. Experts from the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) walk us through what the changes to how we rate energy-efficient roofing materials means and effective alternatives now that the program is ending. In a new Roofing Road Trips Episode, Heidi J. Ellsworth pays a visit to Cool Roof ...
By Evelyn Witterholt. Learn more about what ASTM international does, including examples of members and specifications. Construction and roofing industry members have likely run into products with ASTM standards and specifications. Almost every product you encounter will have an ASTM standard which comes from ASTM International, formerly American Society for ...