Module 6:  Radiant barrier

Roofing and Protection  Surface color

 Lighter – less absorption of heat
BUILDING ENVELOPE  Darker – more absorption
 Separate the interior from the exterior
 Exterior environment
INSULATING MATERIALS:
 Heat and cold (thermal), air and water
vapor, liquid water, noise, dust and insects  Rigid insulation – flat roof
 Impacts the design the most:  Flexible insulation – stud walls and attic spaces
 Air, vapor, and water  Loose-fill insulation – useful when there’s a
container
 Interrelated because the flow of air/vapor
through the envelope impact the building  Foamed-in-place
thermally, all vapor and water  Reflective
 Building design and Thermal Comfort
 Transfer of Heat: MOISTURE PROTECTION
 Conduction, convection, radiation  Aluminum foil
 During the process of heat transfer  Polyethylene sheet/vapor retarder
through a building envelope, all  Asphalt
three modes usually come into play Sample:
 EPS Beads (not water resistant)
 EPS Bun
 EPS Board (like Styrofoam board)
 Insulating Concrete Forms
 XPS Boards
 ISO Boards – waterproof

LIMITS OF PLASTIC BOARDS

 Sensitive to daylight
R-VALUE OF A BUILDING COMPONENT
 Can be destroyed when used below ground in
 R is the thermal resistance heaving termite soils
 Measure of the ability of a component to  Examples
resist the flow of heat through it
 Polyurethane
 Raw R Value = 1”
 Polyisocyanurate
 Rate of heat conduction
 Polystyrene
P x Thickness = R
Example:
 Formed Concrete
Fiberglass – 3.5 x 3.0 = 11
 Cellular concrete
XPS 5.0 x .5” = 2.5 = 3
Low Density:
BASIC ROOF SHAPES
 Air
 Flat Roof
 Polystyrene
 Shed/Single Pitch Roof
Density dictates how good a material is
 Cable Roof
 Hip roof
SURFACE EMISSIVITY:  Gamble Roof
 The importance of foil:  Mansard Roof
 Lined foil emits less radiation  Pavilion
 Unlined foil emits more radiation  Butterfly
 Reflective insulation
 Insulation won’t work without air space
ROOF CONSIDERATIONS DECKING
 Load concentrations  Cold Deck
 Dead load  Membrane, deck, insulation
 Live Load  Warm Deck
 Wind Loads  Membrane, insulation, deck
 Type of roofing  Inverted (Protected membrane roof)
 Membrane  Insulation, membrane, deck
 Sheet – any sloped roof
 Shingle – piece by piece installation TYPES OF ROOFING
 Drainage  Membrane – for low-slope (flat) roof
 Gutter  Sheet – any slope
 Drains  Shingle – for steep roof
 Downspouts
 Protection Against:
STRUCTURE TYPES
 Water
 Joists and sheathing
 Moisture
 Beams and decking
 Air
 Flat trusses
 Heat
 Concrete slabs
 Flashing
 Measurement
 Seal connection of water
 Membrane – resist water
 Ridge, Hips,Valleys
 Eaves, Rakes, Parapets
 Openings WATERPROOFING
 Interior Effects  Sides
 Exterior effects  Positive Side - waterproofing placed on
outside wall
 Negative Side – waterproofing is placed
FLAT ROOF
after wall inside
 Minimum slope – ¼” to 12” ( or 2%)
 Blind Side – waterproofing placed in
 How to create slope between wall/wall opening
 Slope the structure  Integral
 Taper the topping  Brand: Sahara (waterproofing material)
 Draining Flat Roofs  Cementitious
 Interior drains  Thoroseal
 Scuppers  Plexyboard
 Overflow Drains  Flexible
 Uses of Flat roofs  Aquashield
 Covering the building  Capillary/Crystalline
 Outdoor space  Tenex
 Structure Types  Also called integral waterproofing
 Joists and sheathing  Goes into pores and seals
 Beams and decking  Fluid-Applied
 Flat trusses  Elastomeric analok
 Concrete slabs  Coating application
 Requirement  Bentonite
 Continuous membrane  Can pass as cementitious
 Slopes  When exposed to water, it smells
 Low Slope – less than 3:12
 Steep Roof – more than or equal to 3:12
ROOF MEMBRANES
  Waterproofing layer  Metal Pans
 3-5 floors – built up roof membranes (BUR)  Slate
 2-3 floors – modified bitumen roof membrane  Nipa/Anahan/Cogon – thatch roofing
 1-2 floors - single ply roof membrane
Other Notes:
BUILT-UP ROOF MEMBRANE  Ceiling Joist – is to counter the force of the
roof
 Asphalt – given waterproofing
 Structural and Non-structural
 Felt Roll – reinforcing material
 Ridge Board – a structural member
 Bitumen
 Ridge Beam – non-structural member

 Eave and Rake – structural member
 Fiberglass Felt – untreated
 Dormer – opening in the roof
 Asphalt saturated felt
 Valley- also known as rally rafter
 Ballast – built-u roof surfacing
 Hip – also known as hip rafter
 PMR System
 Castellated Beam
 Installing Insulation – rigid insulating
 Soffit – outside ceiling or underside of roof
materials
 Purlin – for sheet roofing
 Cellulose fiber board
 Rafter – shingle roofing
 Perlitic Board
 Cellular glass board
 Roof Square – 108 square feet is referred to as
 Mineral Fiber board
factory square and 100 square feet is a roof
square
MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOF MEMBRANE
 Styrene Butadiene Styrene (SBS) – Cold
 Weight of Aggregate surfacing – 400 lb per
Weather
roof square of 4 lb/ft2
 Attactic Polypropylene (APP) – Hot Weather

SINGLE PLY ROOF MEMBRANE

 EPDM – Thermosetting
 PVC – Thermoplastic
 TPO – Thermoplastic
Polyolefin
 Advantages
 EPDM Membrane
 PVC Membrane – fire-
resistant
 TPO – flexible, affordable

SHINGLE ROOFING
 Asphalt Shingle
 Wood Shingle / Wood Shakes
 Installed piece by piece
 Roof tiles