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"WHITE" SOMAY ROOF MASTIC has Energy Star® Certification! "White"
roofs are encouraged by Cool Communities, the Florida Solar Energy Center, etc. to reduce the "Urban Heat Island," reduce peak-load energy use and help our environment. As quoted on the
Environmental News Network, the installation of White Roofs can slow global warming!SOMAY ROOF MASTIC is an excellent SOLAR HEAT INSULATOR. Based on independent
research by the Thermophysical Properties Division of Battelle's Columbus Laboratories,
SOMAY ROOF MASTIC has a thermal conductivity rating similar to that of wood or insulating
firebrick, and 1/100 that of steel, and 1/1000 that of aluminum! Conclusion: SOMAY ROOF
MASTIC is "considered a very good thermal insulator
" ... i.e., it is a very poor conductor of heat. SOMAY ROOF MASTIC is an excellent SOLAR HEAT REFLECTOR."White" SOMAY ROOF
MASTIC
has a solar reflectance value of 83%, which is exceptionally high for a coating, leading
to the conclusion that SOMAY ROOF MASTIC is "superior in relation to all common building
materials in the rejection of radiated heat" ... i.e., it is a very poor absorber of heat. Thus, SOMAY ROOF MASTIC is unique among building materials in that it is BOTH a very good
THERMAL INSULATOR (Non-Conductor of Heat) and a superior THERMAL REFLECTOR (Non-
Absorber of Heat). Because of these unique properties, SOMAY ROOF MASTIC can very significantly reduce AIR
CONDITIONING ENERGY CONSUMPTION. This was confirmed by additional independent
research conducted by The Florida Solar Energy Center (Part of The State University System of
Florida), as shown in
Report No. FSEC-P-F-274-94. Results after SOMAY ROOF MASTIC was
applied to a variety of roof surfaces, including asphalt shingles, bitumen, tile roofs, etc. showed
that the SOMAY ROOF MASTIC
:
- Increased
roof reflectivity over 234%
(from .22 to .73).
- Reduced
roof top surface temperatures over 35%
(from 170° F. to 110° F. = 60° F. reduction).
- Reduced
under roof (attic) temperatures over 31%
(from 134° F. to 93° F., = 41° F. reduction equal to practically ambient temperature)
- Reduced
Air Conditioning Energy Consumption over 43%
(from 1478 W. to 838 W.). , and "savings would have been higher had the house had an air
conditioner capable of meeting the cooling demands prior to the application of ROOF
MASTIC. After the ROOF MASTIC application, the air conditioner CAN keep the house
interior cool!
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