Why You Must Consider Eco-friendly Commercial Roofing?
A new commercial roofing system installed will offer your structure with years of watertight protection. In addition, as we mentioned in a recent blog article, when your structure is coated in a white, highly reflecting single-ply membrane roof system, you should expect decreased summertime energy expenditures.
An energy-efficient “cool” roofing system has other advantages.
The Advantages of Reflective Roofing
Reflective roofing can assist reduce highenergy bills as it lowers HVAC loads during the middle of the day, especially in urban areas. The sun is at its hottest, air conditioners are working overtime, and power companies are frequently billing at higher rates owing to increased demand.
Perhaps most critically, increased energy production may result in a raise in air pollution, aggravating human health concerns. The reflective and cool commercial roofing systems help reduce and control and reflect solar radiation to the environment.
Duro-Last was the first company to offer bespoke prefabricated components that were custom manufactured to fit each building, avoiding a considerable amount of labor, high cost, and enhancing overall job quality.
We can often install the new system over the old roofing if the presentinsulation of the building isdry, avoiding the requirement for a costly tear-off and the disposal of useable material in limited landfill area.
Other environmental advantages of PVC membrane exist. It has a lower carbon footprint than other roofing materials; its carbon content is at 44%, whereas TPO, EPDM, modified bitumen, and built-up roofing have substantially higher percentages. PVC is 100% recyclable, and today's PVC roofing producers have mechanisms in place to ensure that almost all debris generated during production is recycled rather than ending up in landfills.
Other Roofing Systems That Are ‘Green'
Commercial roofings are being installed with new ecologically friendly technologies and concepts. Commercial building owners are increasingly considering the rooftop as an asset that can bring benefits in addition to keeping their structure dry. Rooftop solar (photovoltaic) systems are the most common, allowing building owners to produce own electricity.
In some locations of the United States where sunlight is plentiful, the lowering cost of solar panel installations has resulted in a phenomenon known as "grid parity." Grid parity happens when the solar system's efficiency is high enough that the cost of generating power on the rooftop is comparable to the cost of purchasing it from the utility.
Vegetative roofs are also becoming increasingly fashionable. Building owners can benefit from these systems in a variety of ways, including lowering energy usage, delaying storm water runoff, providing sound insulation, and extending the life of the roof membrane by minimizing or eliminating ultraviolet radiation and weather exposure.
Considerations for the Future
There are a few things to bear in mind if you're thinking about using any of these technologies.
To begin, all of these ecologically friendly upgrades to your rooftop will add weight to the roof, so you should consult a structural engineer at Elliott Roofing to check that the building structure can safely take the additional load.