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Cool Roof Rating Council (www.coolroofs.org) The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) is an independent, non-profit organization that maintains a third-party rating system for radiative properties of roof surfacing materials. www.CoolRoofs.org contains several important pieces of information: 1.Cool Roofs Rated Products Directory - search "United Coatings" to find 26 of United Coatings' listings, including published Albedo (reflectivity) and Thermal Emissivity test data. 2.Listing: Benefits of Cool Roofs (direct and indirect) 3.SRI (Solar Reflective Index) calculator link *using Albedo and Emissivity ratings, calculate a product's total SRI
AIA Cool Roof Course Take the American Institute of Architects (AIA) approved Continuing Education Course (CEU) - "What's So Cool About Cool Roofs?" Originally published in the March/April 2009 issue of GreenSource Magazine
A Practical Guide to White Coatings "A Practical Guide to White Coatings - How to Talk to Building Owners about Cool Roofs" RCI Interface magazine - Feb 2007 article By: Steve Heinje & Tom Meyer White coatings offer big benefits. As legislators and architects embrace the idea that building design has a huge impact on energy consumption and sustainability, white coatings are now in the spotlight. However, building owners do not often appreciate the immediate benefits of white coatings and convincing them of their value may still be challenging. The best approach is combining two arguments: energy savings and the extension of roof life cycle. In the latter case, white coatings protect membranes with a chemical barrier and reflect sunlight, both of which contribute to a longer roof life cycle. The primary benefit, of course, is that the reflection of solar radiation significantly lowers air-conditioning costs, especially during hot summers in temperate climates and year-round in warmer climates. Guide to White Coatings - How to Talk to Building Owners about Cool Roofs.pdf
Benefits of Cool Roofs - RCI Interface Magazine "Benefits of Cool Roofs on Commercial Buildings" An article in RCI Interface Magazine - July 2009 - by Stanley P Graveline Article excerpt: (emphasis added) ENERGY AND COST IMPACTS "Not surprisingly, the greatest impact due to change from a conventional gray roof surface to a cool roof is achieved in hot states.... However, it is clear that even the coldest states can benefit from significant reductions in cooling energy through the use of cool roofs. ... If reflective roofs are beneficial in cooling-dominated climates, one would intuitively assume that such roofs would be disadvantageous in heating-dominated climates.... There should, in effect, be a 'heating energy penalty' associated with the use of cool roofs in such climates. According to the [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory] paper, there can be, although the magnitude is surprisingly small, even in the coldest states.... There are a number of reasons for this. Snow may cover the roof for extended periods of time. Winter days are shorter and cloudier and the sun is lower.... In other words, a horizontal surface in the northern states receives about three to five times more daily sun in the summer than in the winter. The authors [of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory paper] found that the reduction in annual cooling load exceeded the increase in annual heating load everywhere in the U.S. except the most remote areas of Alaska." BOTTOM LINE: Cool roofs can save energy, no matter where the building is located. RCI Interface - Benefits of Cool Roofs.pdf
Quest Policies As business units of Quest Specialty Chemicals, Quest Construction Products companies (United Coatings and Hydro-Stop) will abide by the following: Quest Quality Policy Quest Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Quest) and its business units will earn customer satisfaction by providing products, services and business relationships of the highest value. (read more) Quest Safety Policy Quest Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Quest) and its business units will operate under a philosophy of respect and obligation to protection of the Health and Safety of our Employees, our Customers and the Communities in which we operate. (read more) Quest Environmental Policy Quest Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Quest) and its business units are committed to develop, manufacture, and distribute products in a responsible manner that protects employees, neighbors, customers, and the environment. To meet these objectives, our environmental management systems are integrated into each of our strategic business units and our policy emphasizes our commitment to continuous improvement and sustainability. (read more)
ROOF MATE Detail Drawings Details Pages 1-8 RM details.pdf
ELASTUFF 120 HE ELASTUFF 120 HE is used over a wide variety of vertical and horizontal primed concrete, steel, iron, wood, fiberglass and polyurethane foam surfaces. Typical applications include interior tank lining, waste/water containment, sewer manholes, flumes, reservoirs, cooling tower basins, valves, interior pipe and other areas subjected to aqueous chemical environments. Elastuff_120_HE_08-07.pdf
Canyon Tone Stain - Solvent Base CTS_Solvent-Base_Tech_Data.pdf
CANYON TONE CLEAR HPC CTC_HPC-Tech_Data.pdf
ELASTUFF 310 FR Elastuff_310_FR_Tech_DataApplication_Instructions-June2011.pdf

Resources

Cool Roof Rating Council (www.coolroofs.org)

The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) is an independent, non-profit organization that maintains a third-party rating system for radiative properties of roof surfacing materials.

www.CoolRoofs.org contains several important pieces of information:

1.Cool Roofs Rated Products Directory - search "United Coatings" to find 26 of United Coatings'
listings, including published Albedo (reflectivity) and Thermal Emissivity test data.
2.Listing: Benefits of Cool Roofs (direct and indirect)
3.SRI (Solar Reflective Index) calculator link
*using Albedo and Emissivity ratings, calculate a product's total SRI

AIA Cool Roof Course

Take the American Institute of Architects (AIA) approved Continuing Education Course (CEU) - "What's So Cool About Cool Roofs?"
Originally published in the March/April 2009 issue of GreenSource Magazine

A Practical Guide to White Coatings

"A Practical Guide to White Coatings - How to Talk to Building Owners about Cool Roofs"
RCI Interface magazine - Feb 2007 article
By: Steve Heinje & Tom Meyer

White coatings offer big benefits. As legislators and architects embrace the idea that building design has a huge impact on energy consumption and sustainability, white coatings are now in the spotlight. However, building owners do not often appreciate the immediate benefits of white coatings and convincing them of their value may still be challenging.

The best approach is combining two arguments: energy savings and the extension of roof life cycle. In the latter case, white coatings protect membranes with a chemical barrier and reflect sunlight, both of which contribute to a longer roof life cycle. The primary benefit, of course, is that the reflection of solar radiation significantly lowers air-conditioning costs, especially during hot summers in temperate climates and year-round in warmer climates.

Guide to White Coatings - How to Talk to Building Owners about Cool Roofs.pdf

Benefits of Cool Roofs - RCI Interface Magazine

"Benefits of Cool Roofs on Commercial Buildings"
An article in RCI Interface Magazine - July 2009 - by Stanley P Graveline

Article excerpt: (emphasis added)

ENERGY AND COST IMPACTS
     "Not surprisingly, the greatest impact due to change from a conventional gray roof surface to a cool roof is achieved in hot states.... However, it is clear that even the coldest states can benefit from significant reductions in cooling energy through the use of cool roofs. ...
     If reflective roofs are beneficial in cooling-dominated climates, one would intuitively assume that such roofs would be disadvantageous in heating-dominated climates.... There should, in effect, be a 'heating energy penalty' associated with the use of cool roofs in such climates. According to the [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory] paper, there can be, although the magnitude is surprisingly small, even in the coldest states.... There are a number of reasons for this. Snow may cover the roof for extended periods of time. Winter days are shorter and cloudier and the sun is lower.... In other words, a horizontal surface in the northern states receives about three to five times more daily sun in the summer than in the winter.
    The authors [of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory paper] found that the reduction in annual cooling load exceeded the increase in annual heating load everywhere in the U.S. except the most remote areas of Alaska."

BOTTOM LINE: Cool roofs can save energy, no matter where the building is located.

RCI Interface - Benefits of Cool Roofs.pdf

Quest Policies

As business units of Quest Specialty Chemicals, Quest Construction Products companies (United Coatings and Hydro-Stop) will abide by the following:

Quest Quality Policy
Quest Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Quest) and its business units will earn customer satisfaction by providing products, services and business relationships of the highest value. (read more)

Quest Safety Policy
Quest Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Quest) and its business units will operate under a philosophy of respect and obligation to protection of the Health and Safety of our Employees, our Customers and the Communities in which we operate. (read more)

Quest Environmental Policy
Quest Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Quest) and its business units are committed to develop, manufacture, and distribute products in a responsible manner that protects employees, neighbors, customers, and the environment. To meet these objectives, our environmental management systems are integrated into each of our strategic business units and our policy emphasizes our commitment to continuous improvement and sustainability. (read more)

ROOF MATE Detail Drawings

Details Pages 1-8 RM details.pdf

ELASTUFF 120 HE

ELASTUFF 120 HE is used over a wide variety of vertical and horizontal primed concrete, steel, iron, wood, fiberglass and polyurethane foam surfaces. Typical applications include interior tank lining, waste/water containment, sewer manholes, flumes, reservoirs, cooling tower basins, valves, interior pipe and other areas subjected to aqueous chemical environments.

Elastuff_120_HE_08-07.pdf