Opportunity to Serve as a Cool Roof Subject Matter Expert

By Sarah Schneider, CRRC.

Help revise the CRRC S100 when you serve on the Cool Roof Rating Council.

Do you have familiarity with the testing, installation or production of solar reflective, cool roofing materials, or simply have an interest in green building design and would like to help inform the next edition of the industry standard for the radiative performance of roofing materials? The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) is seeking contractors and manufacturers to serve on a committee of subject matter experts for the next revision to the ANSI/CRRC S100 standard (CRRC S100). 

The CRRC S100 is an American National Standard developed through a consensus process in accordance with ANSI and CRRC requirements that provides a consistent reference in energy and building codes regarding the measurement of the surface radiative properties of roofing materials. The standard covers specimen preparation and test methods for measuring the initial and aged solar reflectance and thermal emittance of roofing products. The CRRC will propose the addition of exterior wall materials for the next revision to the CRRC S100 standard.

The CRRC Consensus Body is the committee responsible for evaluating proposed changes and public comments on the CRRC S100. It is a balanced group of stakeholders representing three distinct interest categories:  

1. Users of the CRRC Product Rating Programs or CRRC S100 standard that specify roofing or exterior wall products for installation, for regulatory purposes or for a voluntary program. This category includes building owners, facilities personnel, government agencies that use the CRRC Product Rating Program or CRRC S100 as the basis for regulation, organizations that have green building certification programs or rebate programs, specifiers, consultants, contractors and building inspectors. This category also includes organizations that provide testing and weathering services (e.g., Accredited Independent Testing Laboratories and Approved Test Farms). 
2. Producers, which are companies that produce or sell roofing or exterior wall materials, as well as the associations that represent those companies.
3. General Interest, which are entities that do not use the CRRC Product Rating Programs or CRRC S100, and do not produce or sell roofing or exterior wall materials. This category includes independent research organizations, government agencies with an interest in energy or environmental issues (but do not establish or adopt regulations pertaining to cool roofs), non-profit organizations and other organizations that do not directly profit from roofing product sales, but have a general interest in cool surfaces, energy sustainability, green building practices and other related issues. 

Membership on the Consensus Body is open to all interested parties and not limited to CRRC members or members of any other organization. To learn more about the Consensus Body and the process to revise the CRRC S100, view the CRRC Standards Procedures. 

If you are interested in applying for the Consensus Body, please visit the CRRC S100 webpage for details and to download the application materials. The application deadline is September 22, 2023.  

Please contact Sarah Schneider (sarah@coolroofs.org or 503-606-8448 x502) with questions.