What’s New with Cool Roofs?
As this year’s roofing season is winding down, several new
developments are brewing with the State’s Cool Savings Program
(CSP) including a residential tile roof program and workshops for
roofing industry representatives.
Residential Tile Roofs
The majority of cool roof products and installations in California
have been for flat commercial roofs. That may soon change. CSP staff,
working with a ceramic tile manufacturer, will be bringing the program
to new residential developments. Several ceramic tiles already qualify
as cool roof products under the program. The manufacturer will be
working with its pigment supplier to develop a broader range of
colors that meet the CSP requirements, including the currently popular
darker tiles, and will aggregate the rebate applications to cut
down CSP program administration costs. Look for an update in the
next issue of Currents once all the details have been ironed out.
Cool Roof Trainings
CSP staff is also working with the National Roofing Contractors
Association’s Roofing Industry Educational Institute (RIEI)
to provide trainings for roofing industry personnel to acquaint
them with the benefits of cool roofs and the CSP program requirements.
RIEI has over 20 years of working with the roofing industry with
trainings on technical advances. The trainings will take place in
San Ramon (11/27) and Downey (11/28 and 29), and be repeated next
spring. Visit our web site for more details.
Need More Information?
LGC will be staffing a booth at the California State Association
of Counties and League of California Cities conferences this year
and can answer your cool roof questions there. CSAC’s conference
runs from November 27-30, and the League’s is from December
18-20. Both will be in Sacramento.
If you can’t wait until then, call (888) 891-COOL or visit
our web site at http://www.lgc.org/coolroofs/.
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