Are Energy Savings A Priority?

I dont know about everywhere else but Texans are taking advantage of all the energy efficiency grants available and keeping us busy. We apply an ENERGY STAR radiant barrier coating and word of mouth has spread like wildfire.

The results we have experienced using it as an interior paint has been what caused all the fuss. Even the feds dont want to believe it, not supposed to work as a conductyive heat barrier.

I have ran into several companies that have hired an 'Energy Efficiency Expert' just to seek out ways for their companies to reduce energy consumption.

If Texas is any indication of the rest of the country, then yeah, energy savings is HUGE.

Hal

Cerama-Tech of Texas

http://www.ct-texas.com

Just re-registering as İ can't find my old password. A person must do some research before buying into the claims on this stuff - to me it is a constantly running scam. The people or addresses behind it change but the stuff does not work as claimed. There is no science behind this type of product but there is a lot of BS!

Hello. I am the first to admit that there are some really lousy products out there that claim to reflect heat and protect whatever they are applied to. I am told by industry people that there are over 340 products out there that claim to be 'Protective roof coatings that reflect heat'.

In the 22 years I have been involved with ours, I and others have uncovered a few dozen of the 'lousy' ones. Two of them were being made in an individual's garage and did not even have an MSDS for their product. The really sad part is, several school districts bought this crap and had the guy apply it to their roofs. We turned in the 'Garage coating companies' to the authorities in their areas.

Most of the lousy coatings will have very deceptive advertising on their literature and their websites. The Dept. of Energy also knows how many lousy ones are out there and when they find out about one that claims one thing but performs way under their claims, they turn them in to the Federal Trade Commission as they are the agency that controls product claims in any advertising.

If you look at the DOE's website, they view these types of coatings as snake oil as far as their claims go. As I mentioned, over 340 coatings out there but only a small number of those qualified for the ENERGY STAR. Many of the coatings will say they reflect a certain percentage but they will not provide you with a copy of the lab report that gave them their certification.

Even the ones that did earn the ENERGY STAR, can have restrictions on them as far as the temperature zones they are recommended for. California has (I believe) 13 or 14 temperature zones for roof coatings. Coating 'A' c an be used in zones 1-5, 9,11 and 12, but not the others. Why? Because if it gets too cold they give up their bond. I have seen one product that let go and slid into the backyard in a sheet the size of a large bed and that one sells by the truckload in a national chain store.

Yes, there are a bunch of them out there that have really given our industry a black eye. How willing they are to provide statements of their performance is one way you can judge them.

We do a lot of work for churches. I hope you are not going to call several pastors liars, we love statements from clergy.

The DOE has several national laboratories across the US. The first thing they want to see is how a coating will hold up over time. This is one reason why many coatings did not qualify for ENERGY STAR.

Some of these products sell for real cheap. The old adage 'You get what you pay for' certainly applies here.

If you have any specific question on ours, I will be more than happy to try and answer them. I have been picking this stuff out from under my fingernails for over 20 years.

Hal Skinner

ceramatech_engineering@yahoo.com

I hope this will add to our credibility.

Hal