This is the latest publication concerning a large, multiyear conventional roofing study being performed by the authors. This paper builds off of the 2013 RCI Building Envelope Technology Symposium (Minneapolis 2013) publication, “Monitored Field Performance of Conventional Roofing Assemblies – Measuring the Benefits of Insulation Strategy” and applies the newer findings from this study to the wider North American audience. The 2013 publication focused on the differences in insulation performance, whereas this 2014 publication looks at both insulation and roof membrane color and utilizes calibrated energy modeling to look at the impact in different climate zones.
This paper was presented at the 2014 RCI Building Envelope Technology Symposium