What is R-Value and Why is it Important for Commercial Roofing?
Your commercial roof is your first line of defense to protect your facility from the weather; it can also play an essential role to insulate your building and regulate your energy costs.
By choosing the right insulation and roofing for your building, you could save hundreds of dollars by cutting your energy bills. You can also create a proper roof system to last decades and protect your building inside and out.
At West Roofing Systems, we specialize in commercial roofing that insulates your building and saves you money through energy costs and building protection. We work with building owners and managers to calculate the R-value they want to achieve for their buildings and helping them reach their goals.
When a contractor talks about the R-value of a material, they are talking about the material’s ability to resist thermal movement through it. The higher the R-value, the more insulation the material provides by limiting airflow between outside and inside the building.
It’s important to think about R-value when considering your roof project because by increasing the R-value, you allow your roof to keep warm air in during the winter and out during summer. The increase in thermal resistance can result in using less energy to maintain your building temperature. Your result from installing the right insulation on your building will be lower heating and cooling bills.
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