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Course Description: AEC Daily: Creating Sustainable Roofs with Standing Seam Metal Roofing
At their root, metal roofs and walls made from steel, copper, zinc, or aluminum have a lower environmental impact because of their ability to be recycled and reused. This course focuses on the green aspects of standing seam metal roofs, and in particular, their cool roof characteristics. Also addressed are the implications of heat islands, what constitutes construction of cool roofs/walls and how they work, some rules of thumb for understanding cool metal roofing, roof slope impacts on performance, and codes, ratings, and standards that apply to designing cool roofs/walls.
Recall the retained performance attributes of recycled steel and aluminum.
Explain heat island effect, its human and environmental impacts, and the role of the cool roof in its mitigation.
Describe the characteristics of a cool roof and the roles of solar reflectance, thermal emittance, and solar reflectance index.
Compare low-slope and steep-slope roofing and their respective cool roofing code requirements.
Recall the contribution of metal roofing to LEED® rating system credits.