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http://www.energystar.gov
 ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR registers and labels products that are generally 30% more efficient than if they were built strictly to code. They also certify homes and buildings to the ENERGY STAR standard, a design that is 30% more efficient than the building code. This link focuses on the roofing portion of the program.
California's Title 24 is the Energy Building Regulation that applies to every new building and runs parallel with California's building code for safety. This regulation defines how a building is to be designed to save energy using the latest technologies for maximized savings. In October of 2005, the new 2005 Title 24 will go into practice. It contains specific requirements for low-sloped roofing systems. This link will identify the Title 24 sections that pertain to roof membranes and insulations and the requirements that are spelled out for these products.
 The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) is an independent and non-biased organization that has established a system for providing Building Code Bodies, Energy Service Providers, Architects & Specifiers, Property Owners and Community Planners with accurate radiative property data on roof surfaces that may improve the energy efficiency of buildings while positively impacting our environment. This section explains the program functions.
LEED is the USGBC's effort to provide national standards for what constitutes a "green building." This section gives a general overview of the standards from the USGBC and how roofing specifically supports the various standards that are active from USGBC.
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