Environmental Benefits
Why is a Classic Metal Roof the most environmentally friendly roof you can buy?
Just take a look at these environmental benefits:
- Made from 95% recycled content
- Minimal carbon footprint, unlike traditional shingles
- Special Kynar 500® or Hylar 5000 hI-R coating reflects radiant heat
- Cuts energy costs by up to 20%
- Reduces attic temperatures by up to 34%
- Integral “dead” airspace blocks heat transfer by conduction
- Lower cooling load can extend air conditioner life
- Integrates with most photovoltaic solar collection systems
- Low weight allows installation over most existing roofs
- Eliminates the need for landfill disposal of old roofing
- Low weight minimizes transportation cost
- Long-life sustainability
- Aluminum products can be repainted but will likely never need replaced
- Low weight roofing can extend a building’s life
- 100% recyclable if it is ever replaced
- Very low “Embodied Energy”
- Virtually zero out-gassing