Corpus Christi TX Homeowners Can Help The Environment With a Metal Roof

The last thing anyone will think is metal being an environmentally-friendly solution for anything. When it comes to roofs, your best metal roofing contractor in Corpus Christi TX was definitely right, you can help the environment with a metal roof.

You see, metal is a naturally-occurring material just as wood and soil. While miners find them underneath the Earth, they are still natural resources. Therefore, it's easy to repurpose them once they've lived their expected lives and replaced by a newly-installed one.

We've found three materials that greatly support our ideas on the superiority of metal roofs when it comes to improving the environment.  The first is an excerpt from Metal Roofing Alliance, who believes in metal roof's environmental benefits greatly.

Providing Shelter for the Future

Metal is considered the most environmentally friendly and sustainable roofing material available. Metal roofs are 100% recyclable and are made with a minimum of 25% recycled material, depending on the type of metal. Metal roofs can often be installed over an existing roof, eliminating the environmental impact of disposal. Metal roofing weighs half as much as asphalt, allowing newly constructed homes to be designed with a lighter structure.

In contrast, a typical asphalt roof contains hundreds of gallons of crude oil and needs to be replaced every 12-20 years depending on the pitch of the roof. Approximately 20 billion pounds of asphalt shingles are dumped into U.S. landfills every year. (Read Full Post Here)

Triple Pundit has an in-depth and detailed post on a metal roof being the best way to reduce waste and save energy. Because of their quality insulation and exceptional durability, they help your heaters and ACs to provide better functionality. In addition, you can recycle your metal roof too. Did you know that less energy expenditure from your home lessens the strain on power plants? Well, you're already helping the environment too! Read their post below.

Metal Roofing: An Unlikely Way to Reduce Waste and Save Energy

As consumers become more educated about the need for sustainable living, many homeowners and homebuyers are prioritizing eco-friendly living in their home purchases and renovations. To meet the public outcry for conservation, recyclability and sustainability, those in the home improvement and construction industries are seeking solid alternatives that will adhere to even the most rigorous standards of eco-friendliness and sustainable living. Of the various home improvement green solutions, metal roofing is definitely one that is gaining great popularity even among the most skeptical homeowners and buyers.

The rise of metal roofing

Made of various metal materials — such as tin, aluminum, copper, and galvanized steel — metal roofs are known to withstand some of Mother Nature’s most wicked rages. Be it heavy rainstorms, hailstorms or snow, metal roofs will keep homeowners safe and away from the elements. In addition to being fire-resistant and impervious to the most unforgiving weathers and troublesome pests, metal roofs are also an environmentally friendly roofing solution for their superior energy-saving features, unmatched longevity and high recyclability.

Energy efficiency

Considered a 'cool' roof, metal roofs are an energy efficient roofing solution that will save homeowners up to 40 percent in their energy expenditure. Using a solar spectrum reflectometer and an emission meter to conduct a three-year study on the energy efficiency and service life of metal roofing systems, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Buildings Technology Center found that the high solar reflectivity and emissivity levels of cool metal roofing can greatly mitigate urban heat island effects. Moreover, while white coatings on other roofing materials displayed a 25 to 40 percent drop in their initial reflectance, the metal roof tested retained most of its initial solar reflectance during the study. In fact, researchers found that pre-painted metal was able to keep almost 95 percent of its reflexivity.

Another study showed that an unpainted metal roof demonstrates a very high solar reflectance level that usually exceeds the minimum federal Energy Star requirement of 60 percent. Depending on the color of a painted metal roof, the reflectance range can go anywhere from 10 percent to 75 percent, which is definitely better than the 5 percent to 25 percent range of an asphalt roof. As a recent case study on the trend of cool metal roofing in North America points out, dark colors can absorb significantly more solar radiation than light ones. Therefore, switching to a white or light-colored metal roof will not only reduce energy spending by 20 percent, but also make your home 50 to 60 degrees cooler than a conventional dark-colored roof.

Longevity (Read full post)

Lastly, Green Metal highlights the durability, lifespan, and recyclability of metal roofs. This post highlights the capability of a metal roof to provide its top-quality performance while made of 50-70% recycled roofing material. Read more below.

Metal Roofing is More Durable and Eco Friendly

When the time comes to put a roof on a new home, or your current roof needs a complete makeover, there are a variety of materials available, from asphalt shingles, wooden shingles, metal roofing materials and more. However, out of all the roofing styles available, steel roofing is an attractive option because of their longevity and eco-friendly aspects.

Longevity

Metal roofs have a lifespan of approximately 40 to 70 years depending on the material (steel, aluminum, galvanized steel etc.). This lifespan is significantly longer than the alternative of asphalt roofing materials, which are expected to last only 12 to 20 years depending on the location of the home, and the maintenance upkeep required to keep it in tip-top condition.

Not only is the expected lifespan of metal roofing a long one, they are also highly durable because they can sustain severe high winds, not be as susceptible to corrosion or cracking, and do not have to have the period costly maintenance often required for other roofing materials.

Also, metal roofing is great for combatting the outdoor elements, and are specially made to be fire resistant, making them a popular option to have in hot and dry areas that are prone to bushfires.

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If you're more confident about using metal roofs in your Corpus Christi TX home, then it's important it receives proper installation. Most roofing, not just a metal roof, fail to provide its quality performance and durability because of poor installations.

Galvan Builders is Corpus Christi TX top-tier roofing company with decades of experience providing repairs and replacements for residential and commercial properties in the area. Contact us today!

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