Why Build Green?
Buildings consume one-third of all energy and two-thirds of all electricity generated. Cool roofs can help reduce energy consumption by lowering cooling loads. Reflective roofs directly save up to 40% in heating and cooling energy costs, as reported by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Highly emissive roofs can lower urban air temperatures, thereby benefiting the environment by reducing smog formation.
Energy Efficient
Metal roofing can achieve solar reflectance of over 70 percent. Reflected solar energy allows the roof surface to remain cooler, which means less heat is transferred into the building. The infrared emittance of a roof is a measure of absorbed solar radiation that is re-emitted from the roof surface to the sky. Emittance of metal roofing varies with the surface finish. Emittance of a painted or granular coated metal roof can be as high as 90 percent.
Why Build Steel?
Recyclability - Steel buildings are 100% recyclable when ultimately removed as part of a building renovation or demolition. Other materials are routinely removed and disposed of by the ton in a landfill.
Durability - Steel buildings are known for their resistance to weather, including wind, hail, ice and snow. They are less affected by hot-cold and wet-dry cycles that destroy other materials. Steel buildings require less maintenance than conventional construction and have a lower operating cost, therefore providing you with a better return on your investment.
Sustainability - Steel buildings and their finishes are made from inert, safe materials that do not pose a health risk. Steel buildings are tested for wind, fire, and hail resistance, and listed with various building codes and entities. Their non-combustibility an reduce the spread of fire in and among buildings.
Buildings consume one-third of all energy and two-thirds of all electricity generated. Cool roofs can help reduce energy consumption by lowering cooling loads. Reflective roofs directly save up to 40% in heating and cooling energy costs, as reported by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Highly emissive roofs can lower urban air temperatures, thereby benefiting the environment by reducing smog formation.
Metal roofing can achieve solar reflectance of over 70 percent. Reflected solar energy allows the roof surface to remain cooler, which means less heat is transferred into the building. The infrared emittance of a roof is a measure of absorbed solar radiation that is re-emitted from the roof surface to the sky. Emittance of metal roofing varies with the surface finish. Emittance of a painted or granular coated metal roof can be as high as 90 percent.Why Build Steel?
Recyclability - Steel buildings are 100% recyclable when ultimately removed as part of a building renovation or demolition. Other materials are routinely removed and disposed of by the ton in a landfill.
Durability - Steel buildings are known for their resistance to weather, including wind, hail, ice and snow. They are less affected by hot-cold and wet-dry cycles that destroy other materials. Steel buildings require less maintenance than conventional construction and have a lower operating cost, therefore providing you with a better return on your investment.
Sustainability - Steel buildings and their finishes are made from inert, safe materials that do not pose a health risk. Steel buildings are tested for wind, fire, and hail resistance, and listed with various building codes and entities. Their non-combustibility an reduce the spread of fire in and among buildings.
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