PVC Roofing Austin-Houston-Oklahoma City
Benefits of PVC Roofing
The rooftop is now a place that provides “value-added” benefits like energy savings, energy generation, and environmental enhancement. For a roof system to be considered truly high performance, it should offer superior sustainability. Sustainability in roofing involves avoiding or minimizing the impacts of a building on its occupants and the environment, both local and global, from design to construction, through maintenance, rehabilitation and eventual demolition with an emphasis throughout its life cycle on using natural resources efficiently.
High reflectivity and emittance provide energy savings. Saving energy is an obvious sustainability benefit that helps reduce a roof system’s total life-cycle cost and conserve limited resources.
PVC membranes have a low carbon footprint compared to products like TPO or EPDM. A typical PVC may have only 44% carbon versus almost 100% for EPDM or TPO.
Custom pre-fabrication reduces jobsite waste. With its flexibility and ease of welding, some PVC membranes are custom prefabricated specifically for each job, meaning less scrap is generated at the jobsite.
PVC is completely recyclable, meaning virtually no fabrication scrap goes to landfills, and post-consumer membranes can be re-utilized.
By following strict quality-control procedures during manufacturing, PVC roofing system performance is enhanced and maintenance issues are minimized or eliminated.
PVC membranes contain a chlorine component that makes them inherently fire resistant, making it much easier to achieve Class A fire ratings with PVCs than with some other systems.
PVC roofing works well as the waterproofing component of rooftop photovoltaic systems that provide renewable energy and reduce dependence on non-renewable sources.
PVC also supports vegetative systems through its durability and waterproof characteristics – vegetative roofing reduces a building’s energy consumption and water runoff.
PVC roofing is long-lasting with some systems boasting over 30 years of proven service. A longer life reduces total life-cycle costs.
A solid warranty also helps reduce life-cycle costs and gives the building owner peace of mind.
