Frequently Asked Questions about Title 24

• What is Title 24?
• When was Title 24 passed?
• What is the goal of Title 24?
• What are the new requirements?
• When do buildings have to meet the new requirements?
• What buildings are required to meet the new regulations?
• What are the updated Title 24 requirements for roofing?
• What is solar reflectivity and why is it important to the roof?
• What is emissivity and why is it important to the roof?
• Does the new legislation affect reroofing?
• What if I am located in an area where a permit is not required?
• Are ENERGY STAR® rated products the same as Title 24 products?
• How do I know the products I use meet the new Title 24 standards?
• Can roof coatings be used to meet the emissivity and reflectivity standards?
• How will customers know if a roof meets these standards?
• Are there any exempt roofing products?
• What alternatives are there to installing a roof that meets these standards?
• Does the product on my roof have to be maintained to meet the reflectivity and emissivity ratings?
• What products already meet the standard?
• Are Title 24 requirements the same as LEED or ENERGY STAR® requirements?
• What are my savings going to be?
• Can I use “Green Roofs”?
• Do current white granule cap sheets meet the requirement?
• Is there a significant difference in reflectivity and emissivity between PVC, TPO and coated roofs?
• Is there a significant difference in like product categories between manufacturers?
• Does the emissivity vary a great deal between coated BUR, coated SBS, and coated APP?
• Do thermoplastics retain their reflectivity and emissivity qualities longer than the coating?

Frequently Asked Questions about LEED

• What is LEED?
• What is the purpose of LEED?
• How does LEED work?
• What are the LEED requirements for roofing?
• What is solar reflectivity and why is it important?
• What is emissivity and why is it important?
• What is the "urban heat island effect”?
• What city, county, state or federal agencies are requiring LEED certification?
• What types of building projects can apply for LEED certification?
• What qualifies as "innovative design"?
• What roofing products already qualify for LEED standards?
• Are LEED requirements the same as Title 24, ENERGY STAR®, or SPiRiT?
• What energy savings may be achieved with compliance to LEED?
• Are there any other benefits to applying for LEED certification?
• What is the benefit of Platinum versus the basic LEED certified building?

Frequently Asked Questions about ENERGY STAR®

• What is ENERGY STAR®?
• What does the ENERGY STAR® label signify?
• What does it take for a roofing product to earn the ENERGY STAR® label?
• What is solar reflectivity?
• What types of roofing products will carry the ENERGY STAR® label?
• What about roof insulation? Does it qualify for the ENERGY STAR® label?
• Why did the EPA create the ENERGY STAR® program?
• What are some other benefits of roofing products with the ENERGY STAR® label?
• How much can businesses save by installing ENERGY STAR® required roofing products?
• Can I expect the same level of savings over the entire lifetime of my roof?
• How do products with the ENERGY STAR® label compare in terms of durability?
• How do I find roof products that have qualified for ENERGY STAR®?

Frequently Asked Questions about SPiRiT

• What is SPiRiT?
• What is the purpose of SPiRiT?
• How does SPiRiT work?
• What are the SPiRiT requirements?
• What is solar reflectivity and why is it important?
• What is emissivity and why is it important?
• What is the “urban heat island effect”?
• Who will implement and drive SPiRiT?
• What products already meet the SPiRiT standards?
• Are SPiRiT requirements the same as Title 24, LEED or ENERGY STAR®?
• How much can businesses save by installing SPiRiT required roofing products?
• What energy savings may be achieved with compliance to SPiRiT?

• Addition
• Albedo
• Alteration
• Alternative Calculation Method (ACM)
• APP (Atactic Polypropylene)
• ASHRAE
• ASTM
• Building Envelope
• Btu
• BUR (Built-Up Roofing)
• CABEC
• CEC
• Climate Zones
• Coatings
• Condition
• Conditioned Floor Area (CFA)
• Conditioned Space
• Conditioned Volume
• Cool Roofs
• CRRC
• Design Heat Gain Rate
• Design Heat Loss Rate
• Directly Conditioned Space
• Emissivity
• Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER)
• Energy Factor (EF)
• ENERGY STAR
• EPDM (Ethylene-propylene-diene monomer)
• Gross Exterior Roof Area
• Heat Flux
• Infiltration
• LEED
• Low-e Coatings
• Newly Conditioned Space
• Non-Residential Building
• Non-Residential Manual
• PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
• Reflectivity
• SBS (Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene)
• Semi-Conditioned Space
• Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)
• SPiRiT
• Title 24
• TPO (Thermoplastic Olefin)
• Urban Heat Island Effect
• U-Value