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What is Roof. Shade? Roof. Shade is: Your best way to Go Green Your fastest way to reduce energy costs Your smartest way to extend roof life

How It Works Roof. Shade employs a simple approach to improving energy efficiency by blocking the heat and solar radiation from reaching your building.

Roof. Shade’s Award Winning System The Roof. Shade’s reflective shade cloth blocks sunlight from reaching the rooftop while allowing air to circulate above the roof surface.

Installation Installing Roof. Shade is quick and easy: Step 1 – Create the wire support grid Step 2 – Install the Roof. Shade fabric

Installation – Step 1 Creating the Wire Support Grid The wire support grid is created by attaching springs to the roof’s parapet and stretching wire from each spring to form a grid.

Installation – Step 2 Installing the Roof. Shade Fabric The Roof. Shade fabric is installed by attaching the fabric to the wire grid in 2 ft intervals with a brass grommet.

What can Roof. Shade do for me?

Roof. Shade Benefits 1. Save energy and money 2. Reduce your carbon footprint 3. Extend the life of your roof

1. Save Energy and Money Prevents over 90% of the sun’s heat and UV radiation from reaching the roof Reduces roof surface temperature by as much as 100 degrees Promotes air circulation between the Roof. Shade fabric and the roof *When the air above your roof is cooler, your air conditioner doesn’t work as hard, your energy bill goes down, and you end up with more money in your pocket!

2. Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Minimize AC usage by blocking the sun’s heat from reaching your rooftop Reduce air conditioning usage by over 40% Qualify for up to 17 LEED points

3. Extend The Life of Your Roof Two Primary Causes of Roof Failure: 1. Solar UV Radiation – breaks down the chemical make-up of your roof 2. Roof Temperature Fluctuation – changes in the roof’s temperature cause contraction and expansion in the roof membrane Roof. Shade will: 1. Prevent 95% of the solar UV radiation from ever reaching your roof 2. Minimize temperature fluctuation by reducing the ambient temperature of your roof by up to 90 degrees

What has Roof. Shade done for other organizations?

Case Studies PAN Western Transportation – Las Vegas, NV Flexible Technologies – Orem, UT

Case Studies – Pan Western When Pan Western wanted to reduce costs and save energy they came to Roof. Shade because of the exceptional return on investment the Roof. Shade system offers. The Roof. Shade system was installed on the entire 7, 000 sq. ft. roof of Pan Western’s company headquarters. The project resulted in annual energy savings of 5. 7 kwh per sq ft - an equivalent savings of $3, 960! Additionally, the heat stress relief on the roofing membrane saved an additional $3, 500. Total 1 st year savings: $7, 460 or $1. 05 per sq ft.

Pan Western Actual kwh Usage Pan Western Actual kwh Billings

Case Studies – Flexible Technologies: A custom printing company that wanted to reduce energy expenses. Their single story building houses 25, 000 sq. ft. of both office and printing workspace. The building is cooled with 80 tons of roof air conditioning with an additional 40 tons on the ground. Part of the existing rooftop is covered with a dark colored built up roof/tarpaper painted with reflective paint. The remaining roof surface is covered with a white “Cool Roof”.

Case Study: Flexible Technologies Actual air conditioning kwh Usage: 2008 vs 2009 Total AC energy usage was decreased by over 50%.

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ’s 1. Can the Roof. Shade stand up to wind and weather? 2. Is roof access still possible with the Roof. Shade installed? 3. How long will the Roof. Shade last? 4. Does the Roof. Shade have a guarantee? 5. How much money can I save by installing Roof. Shade? 6. Is financing available? 7. Will the Roof. Shade damage my roof or affect my roof’s warranty?

1 - Can the Roof. Shade stand up to wind and weather? Yes! The Roof. Shade fabric is porous and knitted from a tough, high-density polyethylene. Tests indicate the Roof. Shade will withstand winds over 90 mph.

2 – Is roof access still possible with the Roof. Shade installed? Yes! The Roof. Shade is mounted on a wire grid 8 inches above the rooftop at 5 ft. intervals. The wire has springs at each junction to allow the fabric to be depressed to the rooftop. The Roof. Shade can be walked on, or can easily be removed, if the roof surface must be accessed.

3 – How long will the Roof. Shade last? The Roof. Shade fabric is treated with fire retardant, as well as weather protection, and will last more than 10 years.

4 – Does the Roofshade have a warranty? • Yes! Roof. Shade, Inc. provides a 10 -year warranty for each installation.

5 – How much money can I save by installing Roof. Shade? The amount you will save depends on the size of your building, how well it is insulated, and your air-conditioning equipment. It will typically be 20% to 50% of your air-conditioning expense. After inspecting your facility, a Roof. Shade technican will be able to give you a more exact projection of your savings. Call a Roof. Shade dealer today for a FREE estimate of your potential savings! 855 -SHI -COOL

6 – Is financing available? Yes! There is a leasing program available which starts saving you money in the first month.

7 – Will the Roof. Shade damage my roof or affect my roof’s warranty? No. The Roof. Shade is attached to the building’s parapet and doesn’t penetrate the actual roof membrane.

Your best way to “Go Green”

Going Green with Roof. Shade is: Simple – no unproven or expensive technology Effective – blocks 90% of sun’s UV radiation from reaching rooftop Economical – start saving immediately by reducing AC usage by 30 -50%

Call a Roof. Shade dealer today for a FREE estimate of your potential savings! 855 -SHI-COOL www. solarhomeimprovements. com