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It may be a cliche by now to say that cool roofing is a hot topic, but there have been important developments in this area of the industry. Two things to keep an eye on in the coming year are a new product rating system from the Cool Roof Rating Council and the implementation of the City of Chicago's Energy Conservation Code.

Cool Roof Rating Council Launches Product Rating Program

We first spoke to Jim Leonard, who is president of ERSystems, Loretto, Minn., and a member of the board of directors of the Cool Roof Rating Council, The CRRC was created in 1998 to develop an accurate and credible method for evaluating and labeling the solar reflectance and thermal emittance (radiative properties) of roofing products. The next step is to disseminate this information to all interested parties. A non-profit, educational organization, the CRRC's mission also includes supporting research into energy-related properties of roofing surfaces and providing education and objective support to parties interested in understanding and comparing various roofing products.

Leonard says, "The CRRC has launched its Product Rating Program after three years and a lot of work on the part of dozens of roofing professionals," Roofing material manufacturers and CRRC-licensed sellers of roofing materials began submitting CRRC ratings program applications and samples for testing in October 2002. Those members of CRRC who chose to participate in the program immediately...

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