Food Processing Facility Gets Facelift

By ICP Group. 

The aging modified asphalt roof was transformed into an energy-efficient cool roof. 

This Missouri food processing facility was in need of a roofing facelift like no other. The pipes, vents and other rooftop HVAC equipment penetrations were creating leaks across the roof. The Missouri sun and humidity had created cracks on the roof. It was decided to use ICP Group’s ASTEC Re-Ply™ cool roof system because the fluid-applied system could easily conform around the equipment on the roof. This cool roof system also has the ability to protect the roof from deteriorating under the ever-present Missouri sun and dense humidity. This approach allowed the building to avoid extensive tear-off and took less time than a traditional roof repair method would. Continue reading for the specifics on this interesting and successful project. 

Original surface: 

• Modified asphalt with patchwork. 5 to 13 years old. 

Area: 

• 112,000 square feet (21,000 square meters) 

Roof problems: 

• Numerous penetrations. This is a common problem with many manufacturing and processing facilities requiring extensive piping, venting and rooftop HVAC equipment. Repairs and replacements with traditional roofing are often ineffective and more expensive than premium ASTEC fluid-applied systems. 

• Persistent leaks. Although the roof was structurally well built and essentially sound, the smallest of leaks around seams and penetrations were hard to track and the asphalt was difficult to patch. 

• Production interference. Roof leaks and repairs at the facility almost always led to production interference, and in some cases, complete shutdowns of affected area. 

• Heat. These rooftops are fully exposed to the Missouri sun and humidity. The original roofing proved to be susceptible to heat buildup and retention; leading to cracking, curling and pull-away at cuffs, curbs and parapets. Because a hot roof makes any building tougher to cool, it is also a cost issue for A/C maintenance and energy usage. 

• Wind damage. Many facilities are in flat country that is open to high, gusting winds that dry and tear at traditional roofing seams and edges. 

ASTEC advantages: 

All rooftops have a solid substructure designed to support the extra weight of piping and venting systems. As the existing asphalt surfaces began to fail, the solid substructure made these old surfaces an ideal substrate for fluid-applied conversion to new, seamless and sustainable ASTEC®Re-Ply™ elastomeric rooftops: 

• Installation savings: The facility was able to avoid expensive tear-off, disposal and replacement costs by using their existing asphalt roofing as a substrate. Fluid-applied ASTEC®Re-Ply™ Roofing Systems for asphalt installed in less time, with less distraction, and with no need for production or personnel disruptions at any Georges facility. 

• Tax advantage: Fluid-applied roofing can be fully deducted in the year of installation. 

• Ongoing energy savings: ASTEC®Re-Ply™ roofing gives the roofs the highest ratings possible for cool roof reflectance and heat emission; helping reduce carbon footprint while easing the cost of maintaining processing temperature control. 

• Monolithic, seamless surfaces: or these roofs, the reinforced ASTEC® Re-Ply™ roofing is as thick as most traditional replacement materials, but without seams. Finish layers build smoothly and seamlessly up and around all penetrations and curbs. It is waterproof and wind resistant, virtually impervious to rust or contaminate deterioration, and will retain its elastomeric flex and tensile strength in Missouri's climate extremes. 

• Guaranteed sustainable: The ASTEC®Re-Ply'" RENEWABLE™ Warranty promises watertight protection in 10- or 15-year terms for both materials and labor. It also assures that all ASTEC roofs are sustainable through inspection and restoration to full spec - ready for a "renewed" warranty at each term. 

Customer evaluation: 

"We know we saved at least 65% over tear-off and replacement of our asphalt roofing...In one year, (with ASTEC Cool Roofing) our energy costs are down 13%...HVAC maintenance down 9%... So far, every (ASTEC) promise has been met or beaten in spades!" - C.H. Mower, CFO, Missouri Food Processing Plant. 

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Original article source: ICP Group