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In This Issue:General Updates / AdministrativeRated Products Directory — New Product CategoriesMembership and OutreachFinal Templates for the CRRC Website RedesignBoard of Directors Meeting RecapSeptember 6, 2012 Board of Directors Meeting UpdatesTechnical Committee Meeting RecapTechnical Committee Officer ChangesAugust 8 Technical Committee Meeting UpdatesTechnical Working Group UpdatesRatings, Codes and ProgramsThird Comment Period Now Open for the ANSI/CRRC‑1 StandardCRRC Program2013 Annual Renewals Begin November 1, 2012Random Testing UpdateEvaluation Services Cool Roof Rating CouncilES-CRRC® Program Updates — New Data Submission FormSidebarChairman’s CornerIndustry InsightsCool Roofs in the NewsUpcoming Board of Directors & Technical Committee MeetingsUpcoming Tradeshows and SeminarsNew Members WelcomeGeneral Updates / AdministrativeRated Products Directory — New Product Categories
In preparation for the redesigned CRRC website which is scheduled to launch by the end of October 2012, the CRRC has updated the roofing product type categories listed on the Rated Products Directory.
Below is the CRRC’s updated list of product type categories:
*Includes products with factory-applied coatings. See also Field‑Applied Roof Coatings category. Membership and OutreachFinal Templates for the CRRC Website RedesignHere is a teaser of the redesigned CRRC website, slated to launch by the end of October 2012! The previous edition of the newsletter shared an image of the new homepage. Below is a snapshot of the new Rated Products Directory, which features a sleek search interface, real‑time search results, the ability to view your selected search criteria, and a summary view of product data. Board of Directors Meeting RecapSeptember 6, 2012 Board of Directors Meeting UpdatesThe Board of Directors (Board) held a conference call on September 6, 2012. The Board made the following decisions during the meeting:
Due to time constraints, a few remaining agenda topics were not addressed at the September Board meeting. As such, the Board has scheduled an interim conference call for October 4 at 10 am PT. The next Board meeting will be an in‑person meeting in San Francisco, CA on November 13, 2012. Technical Committee Meeting Recap
The Technical Committee (“Committee”) convened on August 8, 2012 for a conference call. The next meeting will be an in‑person meeting in Denver, CO on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 9 AM MDT. Technical Committee Officer ChangesDuring the August 8, 2012 meeting, the Committee elected Greg Peterson of Eagle Roofing as Technical Committee Vice‑Chairman. This position was previously occupied by Rich Slomko, who now serves as the Committee Chairman. August 8 Technical Committee Meeting UpdatesAggregate Research Funding Proposal Technical Working Group Updates ASTM E1918 Precision & Bias
Ratings, Codes and ProgramsThird Comment Period Now Open for the
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Payment received | Late Fee |
On or before February 1, 2013 | None |
February 2 - March 1, 2013 | 1% of total payment |
March 2 - April 1, 2013 | 2% of total payment |
* The late fee will apply only to Licensee and product fees, not to Membership Fees.
If payment is not received by April 1, 2013 the CRRC will terminate membership and/or licensee status and all products, as applicable. In order to reinstate applicable CRRC status after termination, companies must pay the full renewal invoice amount in addition to a 3% reactivation fee.
If you have any questions or concerns at any point in the renewals process, please do not hesitate to contact Alexis at [email protected] or (510) 482-4420 x279.
Random testing is the method by which the CRRC ensures the credibility and accuracy of the rating program. Each year, the CRRC tests 10% of all active licensed seller products in order to guarantee that their tested reflectance and emittance values match their listed values. Products that do not pass random testing are removed from the Rated Products Directory.
The 2010 random testing program is in its final stages with the current results below:
2010 Random Testing Status | # of Products |
Completed & Passed | 80 |
Collection in Process | 3 |
No Longer Sold | 4 |
Awaiting Re-Testing* | 2 |
Failed | 3 |
TOTAL | 92 |
The 2011 random testing program is well underway with the following breakdown:
2011 Random Testing Status | # of Products |
Completed & Passed | 70 |
Collection in Process | 24 |
Samples Awaiting Testing | 16 |
No Longer Sold | 19 |
Awaiting Re-Testing* | 4 |
TOTAL | 133 |
The 2012 random testing program began collection in April with the following product breakdown:
2012 Random Testing Status | # of Products |
Completed & Passed | 20 |
Collection in Process | 63 |
Samples Awaiting Testing | 57 |
No Longer Sold | 4 |
Awaiting Re-Testing* | 10 |
TOTAL | 154 |
*Awaiting Re-Testing are products that did not pass their first or second round of testing, out of a possible total of three tests, and are not yet considered “failed” products.
Once each annual round of random testing is completed, the CRRC will mail results letters to all licensees who had products tested. If you have any questions regarding random testing, please contact Ethan Guy at [email protected] or (510) 482-4420 x237.
In conjunction with ENERGY STAR®’s new web-based upload process, ES‑CRRC® has made some changes to the application form used by manufacturers to submit new products for ENERGY STAR certification. The new, easier-to-use ES-CRRC Data Submission Form has been trimmed of some extraneous columns, and has some new columns added. Here are some changes you will see.
The Form requests “Measured” values of the three radiative properties: | |
• Measured Initial Solar Reflectance | |
• Measured Solar Reflectance After 3 years | |
• Measured Initial Emissivity |
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You will also see a request for the “Reported” fields, allowing for the reporting of lower than measured values* that had previously been listed on the Qualified Products List: | |
• Reported Initial Solar Reflectance | |
• Reported Solar Reflectance After 3 years | |
• Reported Initial Emissivity |
* Please note, while the publishing of a lower than measured value is allowed on the ENERGY STAR Quality Products List, the CRRC does not allow this practice on its Rated Products Directory.
You can download a blank ES-CRRC Data Submission Form here . All submissions for ENERGY STAR certification must use the new form as of October 1, 2012. If you have any questions regarding the new Data Submission Form or ENERGY STAR certification, please contact Melissa at [email protected] or (510) 482-4420 x236.
The Executive Committee is kicking into high gear to help facilitate the business of the CRRC. The Executive Committee consists of:
• | Chair – Mike Ennis | |
• | Treasurer – George Daisey | |
• | Secretary – Lynne Christensen |
Included in the meetings are:
• | Vice Chair – Rick Olson | |
• | Executive Director – Sherry Hao | |
• | Legal Counsel – Jim Wilson |
It is our hope that the Executive Committee can help move work items forward between Board meetings. To that end, the Executive Committee is meeting on a monthly basis. A few examples of items that are being worked on include:
• | Development of an Allocation of Responsibility and Authority Chart, clarifying what tasks the Board is comfortable delegating to the Executive Committee. This has been approved by the full Board. | |
• | Review of bylaws and preparing proposals for revisions. | |
• | Working with the Strategic Plan Task Group to propose revisions to the current plan and to utilize a more user-friendly format. |
If you have any comments or questions related to the Executive Committee please let me know.
Mike Ennis
CRRC Board Chairman
This section allows Class B members an opportunity to share their insights on trends and new developments in the cool roofing industry. This quarter’s submission is by Cara Horowitz, Executive Director of the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment at the UCLA School of Law. She writes on the urban cooling potential of cool roofing in cities such as Los Angeles, California.
Fighting City Heat Waves with Cool Roofs
For decades, we’ve understood that cool roofs can help save energy and money by making it easier to keep interior spaces cool. If adopted widely enough, they can also play a role in cooling whole communities, combating “heat islands” and the rise in temperatures that often accompanies urban development (For a sense of why cities are hotter than surrounding rural areas, just think about how uncomfortable it is to walk across a broad swath of black asphalt or roof on a blazing summer day.).
It is this second benefit of cool roofs — the ability to help moderate temperatures across neighborhoods — that has been getting a lot of attention lately in cities across the U.S., where policymakers are trying to figure out how to make their communities more resilient to rising mercury.
Take my city of Los Angeles, for example. In June, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, UCLA, and the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action & Sustainability released a new study about how climate change will affect southern California. Based on the groundbreaking climate modeling work of scientists at UCLA, the study looked at the effects of climate change on temperatures in Los Angeles at mid‑century, bringing predictions down to a neighborhood scale.
The study found that the temperatures of coastal areas like Santa Monica and Long Beach are likely to increase an average of 3° to 4°F. Dense urban areas like downtown Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley will warm an average of 4°F, and mountain and desert regions like Palm Springs and Lancaster will warm 4° to 5°F. Perhaps the most important study outcome is that the number of extreme heat days will soar:
• | Downtown L.A.'s extreme heat days (above 95°F) are expected to triple. | |
• | In the desert and mountains, extreme heat days will increase 4‑5 times the current rate. | |
• | Palm Springs will leap to 119 days of extreme heat. |
The release of this study made a media splash, winning coverage by the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Daily News, the New York Times, the Associate Press, and in many other newspaper, television, and radio outlets. And these projections should be news.
Needless to say, higher temperatures will increase peak energy demands and the costs of keeping air conditioned spaces cool. But very hot days won’t just be uncomfortable and expensive; they are a major public health hazard, worsening air pollution, contributing to diseases like asthma, and endangering the lives of susceptible populations including children and the elderly.
Enter cool roofs. As city temperatures increase, so do the benefits of cool roofing. Cool roofs (and other alternative roofing methods, like green roofs) can do a lot to help cities withstand these changes, saving money while making neighborhoods more liveable and reducing public health risks.
One study I co‑authored calculated that if cool roofs or green roofs were installed on 50% of rooftops in new construction and redevelopment projects in southern California, it would save up to one million megawatt‑hours of electricity per year by 2035 (corresponding to $131 million in electricity cost savings, based on 2012 rates).
The more widespread the adoption, the more effective cool roofs are in lowering ambient temperatures.
Policymakers are catching on. Responding to the new temperature study, Mayor Villaraigosa told the L.A. Times that these forecasts allow local governments, utilities, hospitals and other institutions to prepare for the hot spells to come.
The Mayor said the region may have to strengthen building codes to reduce risk to residents. “That could mean replacing incentives with building codes requiring ‘green’ and ‘cool’ roofs, cool pavements, tree canopies and parks."
He’s right, and he’ll need the support of industry players to help make these changes.
Cara Horowitz is the executive director of the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law, where she teaches classes in climate change law and policy.
She is the author of two studies looking at the benefits of cool roofs and green roofs for southern California. Her work is available at www.law.ucla.edu/emmett.
For more detail on the UCLA temperature study discussed here, go to http://c-change.la/temperature/.
Study on Urban Expansion Models Cool Roof Impacts
Researchers from Arizona State University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research have modeled climate change impacts of Arizona’s Sun Corridor, the most rapidly expanding megapolitan region in the country.
While the models projected summer urban temperatures rising by as much as 4°C, they also found that cool roof implementation can have a large impact on decreasing urban warming. You can read the entire paper in Nature Climate Change here.
Interim Board of Directors Meeting October 4, 2012 Conference call 10:00 am PT |
Technical Committee Meeting October 31, 2012 Denver, CO 8:30 am – 5 pm |
Board of Directors Meeting November 13, 2012 San Francisco, CA 8:30 am – 5 pm In conjunction with Greenbuild (November 14-16) |
Board of Directors Meeting February 8, 2013 San Antonio, TX 8:30 am – 5 pm In conjunction with IRE (February 5-8) |
RCI
Building Envelope Technology Symposium Phoenix, AZ October 22 – 23, 2012 |
GreenBuild Expo 2012 San Francisco, CA November 14 – 16, 2012 |
International Roofing Expo
San Antonio, TX February 5 – 7, 2013 CRRC Presentation at IRE Thursday February 7, 2013 7:45 am - 9:15 am |
RCI International Convention
Orlando, FL March 14 - 19, 2014 |
This is a new section where new CRRC members will be listed and welcomed into the CRRC. One benefit of CRRC membership is being listed on the CRRC website Members page.
Concordia University
Kelen A. Dornelles
ReRoof LLC
Surface Optics Corp.
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