Reflective Roofing Granules

Solar reflective shingles and solar reflective roofing membranes can be an important component in a building system designed to reduce overall building energy consumption and the impact the home or building has on the environment.

Reflective roofing granules.

Modified bitumen sheet membranes have one or more layers of plastic or rubber material with reinforcing fabrics and are surfaced with mineral granules or. New soprema sg granule surfaced cap sheets are improved with 3m highly reflective granules bringing improved durability and an even brighter white appearance to the market. New highly reflective granule surfaced roof membrane developed through collaboration between 3m and soprema. Reflective roofing granules are processed to retain the same strength and overall robustness as traditional asphalt roofing granules.

These are all manufactured by certainteed. Built on 3m s history of roofing innovations these highly reflective granules can provide a solution for commercial building manufacturers that is environmentally friendly for a greener environment. 1 according to the cool roof rating council cool roofs may save homeowners an average of 7 15 on their total cooling. Landmark solaris from certainteed roofing is a brilliant energy saving breakthrough that puts cool roof technology to work.

Use reflective mineral granules or a factory applied coating rather than a dark coating on a mineral surfaced sheet. The solar reflective shingles with 20 or less solar reflectivity that ross saw are landmark and landmark pro solaris shingles. Landmark solaris is a steep slope solar reflective asphalt roofing shingle which contains advanced colored granules that reflect the suns rays and can reduce a roofs temperature by as much as 20 in the summer. Processing reflective roofing granules.

When applied to a roofing substrate 54 the highly reflective kaolin particles 20 62 produce a roofing system having a solar reflectance greater than or equal to 70. However reflective roofing granules require different processing considerations. The highly solar reflective shingles with up to 40 solar reflectivity are landmark solaris platinum shingles. Our highly reflective shingles can help to reduce temperatures in your attic so your home will stay cooler in the summer to help save on air conditioning costs.

A cool roofing system 10 50 includes highly reflective calcined kaolin particles 20 62 having a solar reflectance of 80 to 92. Applying 3m science to our innovative roofing granules we offer sustainable solutions to homeowners manufactures and contractors. Apply a cool coating directly on top of a dark asphaltic emulsion coating. Our specialty granules offer unique performance features for asphalt shingles stone coated metal and low slope cap sheets can reduce the urban heat island effect and pollution in smog ridden cities.