CMR Benefits

When properly installed and maintained, cool metal roofs provide numerous benefits that contribute to the health of a community, to the occupants of the building and to the owner’s pocket book. Among the benefits to the building occupants and owner are:

Cool metal roofs are distinguished among energy conservation measures because of the many environmental benefits they can provide. This is attributed to the fact that they combat the urban heat island effect. The urban heat island effect is a relatively newly identified phenomenon that is characterized by a measured increase in the ambient air temperature in cities over their surrounding rural areas. This is due to roofs and other non-reflective surfaces that absorb and trap solar radiation or heat. The excess trapped heat is gradually released to the ambient air throughout the day, evening and night-time hours, warming up the urban core round the clock. The effect results in an environmentally negative and spiralling impact, including: