Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing
Encyclopedia
| Established | 2008 |
| Chairman | John Geary |
| Executive Director | Craig Silvertooth |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC, USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| Homepage | www.roofingcenter.org |
The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Washington DC, which focuses on the intersection between roofing and energy and environmental performance. The Center's core mission is to "serve as a forum to draw together the entire roofing industry to the common cause of promoting the roofing knowledge base, development and use of environmentally responsible, high performance roof systems."
History
In February 2008, a group of industry leaders and the National Roofing Contractors AssociationNational Roofing Contractors Association
The National Roofing Contractors Association , established in 1886, is one of the construction industry's oldest trade associations in the United States....
established the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing, which is a 501(c)(6) organization designed to promote the knowledge base, development and use of environmentally responsible, high-performance roof systems.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Center was created with specific objectives:
- Serve as a repository for information pertaining to energy, the environment and roofing
- Coordinating and encouraging objective research
- Serve as a research link between academia and industry and providing a forum for ongoing peer review of such research
- Safeguard jurisdiction to ensure new roofing products, systems and services remain within the sphere of the roofing industry
- Expand market opportunities
- Develop science-based advocacy on behalf of the industry
- Coordinate standards and codes, both in the U.S. and abroad
The Center commenced operations on March 4, 2008.
Founding Members
Corporations that have made a significant financial commitment over a five year period to the Center are considered "Founding Members."- Advanced Green Technologies
- Carlisle SynTec
- D.C. Taylor Co.
- The Dow Chemical Company
- DRI Energy
- Firestone Building ProductsFirestone Building ProductsFirestone Building Products is a division of Firestone Diversified Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas . BSA is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire and rubber company....
- GAF Materials CorporationGAF Materials CorporationGAF Materials Corporation is a company based in Wayne, New Jersey, that has roots dating back to the late 19th century. The GAF acronym stands for General Aniline & Film. The company has historically been primarily focused on manufacturing of roofing materials for residential and commercial...
- GSM Roofing
- Derbigum
- Sika Sarnafil
- Tecta America
- Tremco
- Johns-ManvilleJohns-ManvilleJohns Manville is an American corporation based in Denver, Colorado that manufactures insulation, roofing materials, and engineered products. The stock was included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average from January 29, 1930 to August 27, 1982 when it was replaced by American Express. Berkshire...
- Duro-Last Roofing
- William Wallace Collins LLC
- Jim Giese Roofing
- Melanson
- United Materials
- Roof Connect
RoofPoint
Roofpoint LS Guideline is a voluntary, consensus based document developed by the Research Committee of the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing with input from roofing contractors, roof consultants, roofing material manufacturers, roofing research organizations, and other stakeholder groups. Roofpoint LS is designed to evaluate both new and replacement roofs for commercial and institutional low-slope buildings. Much like the LEED building rating system does for the overall environmental impact of buildings, Roofpoint LS provides a means to evaluate roof system environmental performance over the life cycle of the building it covers, providing a useful measure for what constitutes a sustainable roof in design, construction, operation, and decommissioning.Roofpoint LS is organized into five functional and weighted areas representing the primary environmental contributions of modern low-slope roofing systems:
- Energy management (50%)
- Durability/Life cycle management (22%)
- Materials management (16%)
- Water management (7%)
- Environmental innovation in roofing (5%)
RoofPoint Excellence in Design Award
The Excellence in Design Award was established in 2003 by the National Roofing Contractors Association to recognize those who design long-lasting, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly roof systems according to accepted industry practices. In 2008, the Center took ownership of the Excellence in Design Award. The Award names an overall winner and category winners for best vegetated roof, best solar roof, and best roof recycling.The Center named Nations Roof, Lithia Springs, GA the overall winner of its Excellence in Design Award competition during the International Roofing Expo 2009. The best vegetated roof was awarded to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, built by Tremco inc. The best solar roof was awarded to the Fresh & Easy Warehouse in Riverside, CA, built by Sika Sarnafil. The best roof recycling was awarded to Duke University Hospital
Duke University Hospital
Duke University Medical Center is a 924-bed academic tertiary care facility located in Durham, North Carolina. Since its establishment in 1930, the hospital has grown from a small regional hospital to an academic medical center...
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See also
- Environmental and Energy Study InstituteEnvironmental and Energy Study InstituteThe Environmental and Energy Study Institute was established by members of the United States Congress who were concerned with environmental and energy problems...
- Energy conservationEnergy conservationEnergy conservation refers to efforts made to reduce energy consumption. Energy conservation can be achieved through increased efficient energy use, in conjunction with decreased energy consumption and/or reduced consumption from conventional energy sources...
- SustainabilitySustainabilitySustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...