Links & Articles

• RCMA In Review: Coatings for today’s roof systems
  Steve G. Heinje, co-chair of the RCMA Solar Reflective Coatings Council

• June Calendar Item: Coatings
  Kate Baumann, Jeff Crace, Tom Meyer, Chris Salazar

• RCMA in review
  Chris Salazar, Roofing/Siding/Insulation (RSI)

• Sustainable Coatings Curtail Repair Costs
  Chris Huettig, Technical Sales Manager, Karnak Corporation, Clark, NJ

• How Roof Coatings Affect Fire Ratings
  W.J. "Skip" Leonard, RRO, CDT Director of Technical Service, Henry Company

• RCMA ... Energizing Our Vision
  Joe Mellott, Momentum Technologies, Inc., Uniontown, OH

• Wise advice: Read and heed the label
  Lewis S. Ripps, Chairman, Palmer Asphalt Company, Bayonne, NJ

• Archive of Published Columns

RCI Interface Magazine

• A Practical Guide to White Coatings: How to Talk to Building Owners about Cool Roofs (pdf)
  By Steve Heinje and Tom Meyer
  
  White coatings offer big benefits. As legislators and architects embrace the idea that building design has a huge impact on energy consumption and sustainability, white coatings are now in the spotlight. This paper reviews and explains the major benefits of white coatings and summarizes the basic types of white coatings, as well as installation methods.
  
  Article posted / reprinted with permission of Roof Consultants Institute.
  

Western Roofing Magazine

• White Coatings: Overview of White Coatings & Their Application
  Joe Hobson, director of communications, Solar Reflective Coatings Council, Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association

Roofing Contractor Magazine

• Every Kind of Roof Coating Under the Sun (pdf) - September 2006
• White Coatings Under the Hot Light: Motives, Means, Materials and Opportunities - September 2005
  
• Coatings Keep Things Cool: White Coatings Alleviate Summer Temperature Spikes (pdf)

Maintenance Solutions Magazine

• Making white coatings work
  Information for this article is adapted from a technical note written by the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA).
• Raising the Roof
  Information for this article is adapted from a technical note written by the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA).

The Role of Coatings in Roofing (pdf)
Roofs can be constructed from an amazingly broad variety of bulk materials, including metals, plastics, rubbers, fibers, glass, wood, rocks and ceramics. However, these latter bulk materials account for only a fraction of the materials used in roofing. Roofing contractors today also need to be familiar with roof coatings, which themselves are composed of metals, organics and minerals on a microscopic or molecular scale.

White Coatings Under the Hot Light: Motives, Means, Materials and Opportunities (pdf)
As another summer season of blazing temperatures draws to a close, white coatings continue to be a subject of great fascination as well as practical interest [1]. As their popularity grows, they are increasingly under the hot light: literally because they are being installed on more roofs, and figuratively because they are under increased scrutiny. Building professionals are asking hard questions: What are the benefits? How do they work? What are the materials? Where should they be applied?

Roof Coatings- Top-Level Considerations; White Coatings Clearing Up Questions;
Spotlight, Solar Reflective Coatings Council (pdf) - 3.5MB
Note: Due to the large file size of this document, you may experience a longer download time.

Using acrylic coatings
Article posted / reprinted with permission of Professional Roofing Magazine National Roofing Contractors Association [NRCA]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory [ORNL]

Every Kind of Roof Coating Under the Sun (pdf)

Reroof or Restore? (pdf)