Flexible Roofing Facility: 2003 Summer Test Results

Primary Author(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center
Danny Parker, Florida Solar Energy CenterFollow

Secondary Author(s)

Sherwin, John; Sonne, Jeffrey

Report Number

FSEC-CR-1475-04

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-CR-1475-04.pdf

Keywords

Roofs; Buildings; Attics; Roofing systems; Cooling energy use; Peak demand; Residential energy efficiency; Summer testing

Abstract

The Flexible Roof Facility (FRF) is a test facility in Cocoa, Florida designed to evaluate five roofing systems at a time against a control roof with black shingles and vented attic (Figure E-1). The testing evaluates how roofing systems impact summer residential cooling energy use and peak demand. In the summer of 2003, the following roofing systems were tested: Galvalume® unfinished 5-vee metal with vented attic (2nd year of exposure); sealed attic with proprietary configuration; high reflectance brown metal shingle with vented attic; galvanized unfinished 5-vee metal with vented attic (2nd year of exposure); black shingles with standard attic ventilation (Control Test Cell); white standing seam metal with vented attic (2nd year of exposure after cleaning).

Date Published

7-1-2004

Identifiers

542

Notes

Original Publication: Danny Parker, Jeffrey Sonne, John Sherwin, "Flexible Roofing Facility: 2003 Summer Test Results", prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program, July 2004

Subjects

Roofs; Energy consumption; Buildings--Energy conservation; Cooling systems; Testing

Local Subjects

Buildings - Attics; Buildings - Roofs

Type

Text; Document

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Parker, Danny, "Flexible Roofing Facility: 2003 Summer Test Results" (2004). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 542.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/542