The metal roofing industry is driving to make sustainable products with recyclable raw material and energy efficient coatings. AEP Span is at the forefront of this green building movement within the metal roofing industry. AEP Span supports the efforts of such regulatory and standard-setting agencies, as US Green Building Council (LEED), Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC), and California Building Efficiency Standards (Title 24). All AEP Span Cool Colors meet a minimum reflectivity of 25 percent as prescribed by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency. These popular Cool Colors are made with a specific formula in an effort to qualify them by the Cool Roof Rating Council. With AEP Span steel containing at least 25% recycled steel, engineers and designers know they are doing their part to help promote green building. For an explanation and a better understanding of how Green Building is being promoted throughout the metal roofing industry, visit the links below.
AEP Span helps the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center
LEED the way as the world's highest scoring
LEED Platinum Building
Reflectivity and Emissivity chart (pdf)
AEP Span Cool Roofing Memo (pdf)
SteelScape Recycled Content Letter (pdf)
Solar Reflectance Index Calculator* (xls)
Oak Ridge National Labratory (ORNL) Low Slope Cool Roof Calculator
ORNL Steep Slope Cool Roof Calculator
*Must enable macros in Excel for the calculator to function.