Educational Links

Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA)-- California's Title 24 Construction Calculator

ARMA and the SolarSmart Roofing Alliance, in conjunction with Oak Ridge National Laboratories, developed user friendly tools to assist the roofing public on issues specific to California Title 24, Part 6.

http://www.asphaltroofing.org/title24.html

Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP)-- depicts helpful interactive maps of the U.S. providing state energy code adoption information for residential and commercial codes.

http://bcap-ocean.org/code-status

California Cool Roofs Information
http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/coolroof

California Energy Commission-- cool roof training videos.

http://www.energyvideos.com/bldvid.php?P=CA&A=6&S=non_buil

Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency-- source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
http://www.dsireusa.org

Department of Energy (DOE)-- interactive map of the U.S. through which users can check on state energy code status.

http://www.energycodes.gov/implement/state_codes/index.stm

DOE Cool Roof Calculator
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs%2Bwalls/facts/CoolCalcEnergy.htm

EPA Cool Roof Calculator

http://www.roofcalc.com/RoofCalcBuildingInput.aspx

Flex Your Power- Information on Cool Roofs

http://www.fypower.org/res/tools/products_results.html?id=100123

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

http://eetd.lbl.gov

• Heat Island Group: http://eetd.lbl.gov/CoolRoofs

• Heat Island Group Cool Roofs Section: http://eetd.lbl.gov/HeatIsland/CoolRoofs

• The Cool Colors Project: http://coolcolors.lbl.gov

• Pigment Database: http://coolcolors.lbl.gov/LBNL-Pigment-Database/database.html

• LBNL's SRI Calculator: http://coolcolors.lbl.gov/assets/docs/SRI%20Calculator/SRI-calc10.xls

LEED's SRI Calculator-- Select NCv2.2 SS and save the ZIP File. Open the ZIP file and select the "SSc72_2.2a" PDF file. Scroll to the second page where it says "Insert the Solar Reflectance value and edit (if needed) the Thermal Emittance value". Select the "Calculate" Button

http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1447

National Roofing Contractors Association Cool Roof Calculator

http://energywise.specright.net

Oakridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

http://www.ornl.gov

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Policy Links

California Energy Code Title 24 Updates
http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/2005standards/index.html

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Industry Links

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