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The Roof –Unheralded Hero of the
Zero Energy Building
Jared Blum, President
Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association
Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance
February 15, 2013
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The Ethics of
Energy Conservation
“Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors, in order that the creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse to mankind. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations."
Albert Einstein, 1931
“Insulation is sexy”
President Barack Obama, 2009
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Commercial Energy Consumption
Source: EIA 2005
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Why Roofs Matter
• Not your grandparents’ roof anymore
• Roofs now responsible for more than keeping
building comfortable and dry
• Local and global issues-Storm water runoff,
Urban Heat Island, Peak Electricity Loading,
Energy Security and Production, Climate
Perturbations all impact roofs
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High Performance Roofs
• High thermal
• Design and installation practices
• Cool roofs
• Photovoltaic
• Roof day lighting
• Commissioning and maintenance
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1980’s, 1990’s ...
... “KEEP IT OFF THE
ROOF!”
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Keep it Off the Roof
• Keep the roof free of
– Mechanical equipment
– IT Cables
– Satellite dishes
– Antennae
– Conduit
– Gas pipes
– Unnecessary foot traffic
– PENETRATIONS!
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Why?
• “First means of extending the roof’s
potential service life”
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The Exception to the Rule
• Roofs designed for foot traffic and use
Lakeshore Athletic Club, Chicago, IL
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Proactive maintenance
emphasized a methodology
for obtaining
long-term service life
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Roof’s Goals
• Keep interior dry
• Allow interior functions to occur
• Provide a level of thermal protection
• Provide a level of security
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2013
New Influences Affecting Roof System
Design
• Sustainability-USGBC-LEED/AIA have Zero Energy Building Goals
• Climate Concerns/International Energy costs and security concerns
• U.S. Energy Star Roof Program (Environmental Protection Agency)
• State and local Energy Codes
• Tax and rebate policies now include roofs
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2013
• Now the roof must:
– Keep interior dry
– Provide level of thermal protection
• But also must be:
– Work surface for other building components
– Support for roof top energy production
– Longevity for sustainable design-30-40 year roofs
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2010
“Keep it off the roof”
Has now in effect become
“How can the roof surface be
used most effectively for other
non-roof related activities?”
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2013
“The roof has become too
valuable of an asset to be
left underutilized”
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2013 - Supporting Solar Arrays
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2013 – Solar Energy Producing Surface
Source: Phil Dregger, Technical Roof Consultant
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2010 – Support Wind Turbines
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Photovoltaic System
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Solar Panels
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Vegetative Roof
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Why is ASHRAE 90.1 Important?
• The National standard referenced in law
– Energy Policy Act of 1992
– Energy Policy and Conservation Act 2005
• The “Model” against which all state codes must be
compared
– DOE must certify state code compliance as being
at least as efficient as 90.1
• The “Standard of Care” for design professionals
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What about white roofs?
• Effective in reducing cooling load
• Studies show northern tier states where heating load greater not as effective/
• ASHRAE Regions 1-3 Required w/no insulation trade off-Cal, Chicago, etc.
• ASHRAE 189.1 Committee considers expansion to region 4
• Reflectivity can be affected by aging, discoloration, exposure to air pollution
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Tight Roofs=Less Consumption
• Zero energy buildings require high envelope performance
• In U.S. 85% of Nation’s Commercial buildings 3 stories or less
• Median size is 28,000 square feet • Majority are flat, low slope-perfect fit for high
performance continuous insulation • 50 billion square feet of existing commercial roofs
provide huge opportunity • In US High thermal roof retrofits can save $2 billion
annually-retail, office and school buildings study (Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing)
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Age Distribution:
Existing Commercial Floor Space
US EIA Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, 2003
Most Buildings constructed before 1989: Likely under-insulated
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Reroofing
• Re-roof focus is a great opportunity for being a valued partner with up-to-date information
• Many older codes weak on requiring energy efficient measures during re-roofing
• Exceeding the energy code where it does regulate reroofing
• Recent (January 2013) 90.1 approval clarifies need to meet energy code when reroof
• Primary way to move building stock to zero energy is to add insulation , roof and solar
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Experts on Zero Energy Agree
• “The goal of zero energy buildings can only be achieved with high performance roofs, limiting heat loss or gain through high levels of thermal insulation”
Thomas Hutchinson,
AIA, CSI, FRCI, RRC
Past President, Roof Consultants Institute
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Experts Agree-the Roof is key
“After working on over 350 zero energy buildings I
believe the key components to success are both the
durability of the roofing system and its high level of
thermal performance.”
Scott Sklar
Distributed Energy Consultant
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Challenges to Adding Solar and Wind
Power to Roofing System
• Matching Life Cycle of Roofing System to Wind or
Solar Assembly (reroofing critical point)
• Achieving High Quality Field Installation with
Minimum Risk
• Achieving Effective Inspection Maintenance and
Repair Services over Service life of Integrated Roof
Assembly
• Warranties?
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only
of standing still.
~ Chinese Proverb