Although the roof wasn’t facing any specific structural challenges and wasn’t particularly old, the ACMUA recognized the facility would benefit from the energy efficiency and surface protection offered by a cool roof coating. Additionally, the ACMUA had already begun discussions about utilizing solar energy and knew a cool roof was the best way to prepare for solar installation and enable optimal solar performance.

After doing exhaustive homework on available products and conducting field comparisons, the ACMUA identified EPOX-Z NRG as the best product in the cool roof category. After inspecting several roofs that EPOX-Z had coated, the ACMUA chose to use NRG rather than using less substantial other elastomeric coatings which didn’t offer the performance and longevity advantages of NRG.

The 15,000 square foot roof was prepped and coated in less than 10 days. By being proactive with EPOX-Z NRG, the ACMUA preemptively solved challenges its building could face by extending the life of its roof and readying its roof for solar installation.

Water had ponded in multiple areas on the 25-year-old surface, and the threat of a roof collapse became more and more real as the stagnant water continued to sit and contribute to the degradation of the roof. In addition to the ponding water, leaks were allowing water into the building, leading to the possibility of further and more costly structural problems. The library had sought several bids to replace the roof, but the lowest proposal was for more than $150,000 and that kind of money was simply not in the budget.

Facing a potential safety hazard and an ongoing structural issue, the library turned to EPOX-Z NRG Cool Roof Coating for a cost effective, long-term rescue strategy. In a little more than a week, EPOX-Z was able to strip the slag off the roof, pressure wash the roof, treat the roof with EPOX-Z’s proprietary mastic designed to reinforce the roof surface and fully coat the entire roof with EPOX-Z NRG – all for a fraction of the cost of roof replacement.

By using EPOX-Z NRG Cool Roof Coating, the Margate Public Library was able to completely eliminate ponding water, stop the leaks and extend the life of its roof for a decade all for an affordable cost. In the end, choosing EPOX-Z made the story of the library’s roof a romance instead of a tragedy.

The museum is a three-story structure that had been plagued by a 15-year-old bitumen roof that was persistently leaking, costing the non-profit organization money and causing headaches for the board of directors. The roof of the old building was cracked and torn in places, and patches and other quick fixes didn’t stop the leaks that rolled from the main building into an adjacent annex next door.

Realizing the importance of the building to Georgia’s history and recognizing that the museum was a non-profit organization with a limited budget, EPOX-Z donated the materials for NRG Cool Roof Coating to be applied on the roof to eliminate the leaks that had damaged portions of the building’s interior. The product was reviewed by construction experts from Chatham County who were so impressed with the product’s performance and energy-saving potential that they recommended the county absorb half the cost of installation.

The installation took only a few days, and the pesky leaks disappeared immediately. The additional benefit of extending the life of the roof and saving money on energy bills during the hot Georgia summers made the project a gift that will keep on giving to the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum.

EPOX-Z NRG™ Cool Roof Coating helps real estate property owners, property managers and building service companies to protect, maintain and extend the life span of flat and low-slope roofs.

EPOX-Z NRG Cool Roof Coating can encapsulate roof condition and significantly decelerate roof deterioration.

In addition, a “Cool Roof” coating can:

• reduce your utility bill associated with air conditioning
• increase occupant comfort
• prolong the life of the air conditioning system, and
• lower roof maintenance costs and mitigate just-in-time repairs.

Cool Roofs have been recognized and incentivized both locally and nationally by energy conservation programs and sustainable building communities. EPOX-Z NRG™ has been recognized nationally for its impact and unprecedented performance, providing superior flexibility, durability and energy-efficiency. In addition, EPOX-Z NRG™ is the ONLY ZEROVOCs cool roof coating proven to mitigate the damaging effects of ponding water.

The best-maintained buildings and facilities are those that have defined a regular maintenance plan. The sooner maintenance issues are address, the less likely they’ll snowball into larger, more costly problems. Schedule regular roof coatings to protect your assets within.

Visit us at booth #2020 on April 17th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to learn more. Or call 781 561 7557 – Help is always just a phone call away.

At our core, EPOX-Z Corporation believes in protecting the building envelop and your assets within. EPOX-Z is a U.S. based manufacturer of high performance coatings, formulated to stand up against typical coating failures – the elements, internal and external stresses. EPOX-Z NRG™ Cool Roof coatings are used as part of a building owner’s preventative maintenance plan for the purpose of preserving the integrity of a roof. Your roof is the part of your building envelop most-exposed to wear and tear, and EPOX-Z NRG™ can freeze in time the condition of your roof, providing solid protection from the elements.

NORWELL, MA – Boston coatings manufacturer EPOX-Z Corporation is making it easier for solar companies to put their panels on flat commercial roofs.

The cost of roof preparation or roof replacement frequently deters commercial property owners from considering the installation of solar panels. EPOX-Z has introduced a technologically advanced cool roof coating which provides a cost-effective solution with a lifespan that parallels the typical length of a solar Purchase Power Agreement.

EPOX-Z NRG™ is a two-part, 100-percent solids cool roof coating engineered to provide superior performance over all elastomeric coatings. The solventless, odorless coating contains zero VOC’s and is the only cool roof coating proven to mitigate the damaging effects of ponding water on flat commercial roof surfaces.

The superior engineering, composition and performance enable EPOX-Z to offer warrantee terms which are longer than any other cool roof coating on the market. EPOX-Z’s 10-year, 15-year and 20-year warranties for EPOX-Z NRG™ are in line with standard Power Purchase Agreements offered by solar companies.

EPOX-Z is the only cool roof coating company offering a partner incentive program that allows approved solar companies to earn an instant rebate if they partner with EPOX-Z. EPOX-Z gives the solar company the option to retain the rebate or pass the savings through to the customer.

“We know that solar companies often are faced with seemingly insurmountable roof challenges on commercial properties, and our objective is to make sure solar companies are aware that our unique cool roof coating is the most efficient and cost effective pathway to putting solar panels on more commercial properties,” said Ed Bamford, Director of Energy Services for EPOX-Z and a solar industry veteran. “Not only will EPOX-Z NRG™ lower the cost of roof preparation for commercial properties to an affordable level, it will also improve the energy output and lifespan of the solar panels by dramatically lowering the temperature of the roof and making the roof water resistant. We all know that it doesn’t make sense to install solar panels on a black roof, but the solar industry has been waiting on a product like EPOX-Z NRG™ with the necessary properties, benefits and price point to make installation of solar panels an easy decision for commercial property owners.”

Unlike EPOX-Z NRG™, other roof coating products suffer from a variety of performance, functionality and longevity issues which limit their application in the solar industry. EPOX-Z NRG™ inventor and EPOX-Z Corporation CEO Tony Camarota said that solar companies are rapidly embracing the opportunities in the commercial property market created by his company’s innovation in cool roof coatings.

“Solar companies have been frustrated for years that commercial installations were stalled or abandoned because there was not a dependable, cost effective method to address roof issues,” Camarota said. “Other coatings may require several initial coats and frequent reapplication in addition to peeling, chipping, flaking and chalking, so the roof becomes a constant maintenance project. EPOX-Z NRG™ is the first cool roof coating that extends the life of the roof and provides an affordable gateway to solar installation.”

Please call (781) 561-7575 or email solar@EPOX-Z.com for more information on the benefits that can be gained by choosing EPOX-Z NRG™.

ABOUT EPOX-Z

EPOX-Z Corporation is a manufacturer of epoxy-based coatings that are used for surface protection in a range of markets including roof restoration, marine, power generation, gas transmission, and wastewater treatment facilities. Driven by the need to protect industrial and commercial structures as well as the environment, EPOX-Z has introduced superior solutions that offer exceptional performance without any environmental hazards. EPOX-Z’s 100 percent solids, solvent-free coatings have exceptional surface tolerance and provide a high level of resistance to chemicals and moisture.

NORWELL, MA – Boston coatings manufacturer EPOX-Z Corporation has introduced a technologically superior roof coating that is causing building owners, facilities managers, commercial developers and commercial contractors to think twice about the benefits of cool roofs.

EPOX-Z NRG™ is a two-part, 100 percent solids cool roof coating engineered to provide superior performance over all elastomeric coatings. EPOX-Z NRG™ is a solventless, odorless coating that contains zero VOC’s and is the only cool roof coating proven to mitigate the damaging effects of ponding water on flat commercial roof surfaces.

Art Bartone, president of Barco Building Industries and Bartone Properties, is a building owner and has been a commercial developer for more than 40 years in New York. He has seen hundreds of roofing products come and go, but EPOX-Z NRG™ is the first coating he has seen that seemed like a game changer.

Last summer, Bartone elected to use EPOX-Z NRG™ on the leaky 18,000 square-foot roof at University Shopping Center in Farmingdale, N.Y., that seemed to be near the end of its life after 27 years. Not only did EPOX-Z NRG™ eliminate the leaks and extend the life of the roof by an additional 10-15 years, Bartone said the temperature inside the shopping center on warm days has been noticeably lowered throughout the structure.

Bartone liked the product’s properties and performance so much, Barco Building Industries became a certified distributor and applicator for EPOX-Z NRG™. Since coating the University Shopping Center, Bartone has taken advantage of the new revenue stream by coating several commercial properties in New York.

“We really had not used coatings before, but now we absolutely believe EPOX-Z NRG™ is the best product we’ve seen to cure leaks and provide cooler interior temperatures,” said Bartone, who applied EPOX-Z NRG™ on his own building on Long Island last year. “We did our first applications more than a year ago, and we are up on those roofs frequently with prospective customers and the roofs look just like they did the day that the coating was applied. The product offers so many benefits, and I would definitely say that EPOX-Z NRG™ is setting a new standard how roof coatings should perform.”

Ponding or standing water is one of the most destructive conditions a roof can encounter and can dramatically shorten the life cycle of roof systems. Until EPOX-Z NRG™ was introduced in 2009, the roof coatings industry had not been able to find a dependable solution to lessen the deteriorating effects of ponding water on a roof.

“We invested heavily in research and development before launching EPOX-Z NRG™ to be sure we had perfected a product that incorporates the flexibility of acrylics with the strength of epoxy,” said Tony Camarota, CEO of EPOX-Z Corporation and the innovative mind behind the creation of EPOX-Z NRG™. “Acrylic coatings can be adversely affected by a variety of conditions, and when wet for a period of 48 hours an acrylic coating will begin to deteriorate. Our unique coating solutions are engineered to withstand ponding water problems on all roof systems, prolonging the life of the roof and enabling building owners to prevent a multitude of costly problems.”

WJ Northridge Construction Company in Huntington, Long Island, has been a respected and prolific commercial contractor in New York for more than 25 years but had not considered an entrée into roof coatings until being introduced to EPOX-Z NRG™ last year. After applying EPOX-Z NRG™ coating on its own building, the executive team at WJ Northridge was so impressed that they created Great White Coatings and became a distributor and applicator for EPOX-Z NRG™.

“We really didn’t know what to expect, but it turned out to be unlike any other coating product we had ever seen,” said Great White Coatings C.O.O. Andrew Sutherland, who said his company will exclusively use EPOX-Z NRG™. “We were amazed by the waterproofing and sealing properties offered by EPOX-Z NRG™ because it is a two-part epoxy coating. We tested several other coatings products on our own roof, but they seemed like a paint whereas EPOX-Z NRG™ only requires one coat and performs like a true coating.”

The energy-saving properties of cool roof coatings is well documented, and commercial property owners and managers would agree that reflective cool roof coatings are the gateway to enormous energy savings. But Sutherland said EPOX-Z NRG™ distinguishes itself by providing substantial energy savings in an environmentally friendly product that also protects roof surfaces from the effects of standing water.

“I knew a cool roof coating would yield lower surface temperature than a black roof, but I never would have thought that it would make such an immediate temperature difference,” said Sutherland, who said employees began commenting on the more comfortable temperatures almost immediately after EPOX-Z NRG™ was applied to the WJ Northridge building. “When we looked at the range of benefits this product provides, it was clear to us that it’s a home run for us and building owners to use EPOX-Z NRG™.”

Consensus among building owners, property managers and roofing experts is that EPOX-Z NRG™ offers roof protection from the elements, extended roof life and energy savings in one coat and at a fraction of the cost of roof replacement. Please call (781) 561-7227 or visit www.EPOX-Z.com for more information on the benefits that can be gained by choosing EPOX-Z NRG™.

ABOUT EPOX-Z
EPOX-Z Corporation is a manufacturer of epoxy-based coatings that are used for surface protection in a range of markets including roof restoration, marine, power generation, gas transmission, and wastewater treatment facilities. Driven by the need to protect industrial and commercial structures as well as the environment, EPOX-Z has introduced superior solutions that offer exceptional performance without any environmental hazards. EPOX-Z’s 100 percent solids, solvent-free coatings have exceptional surface tolerance and provide a high level of resistance to chemicals and moisture.

“LIPA’s Commercial Efficiency Program offers rebates to qualifying commercial, industrial, institutional, educational, municipal or multi-family building customers who install energy efficient equipment from a pre-approved list of measures.”

“A cool roof has the ability to deter the sun’s heat and radiation from being transferred into your building, significantly reducing your cooling load and saving you money on energy bills.” LIPA is offering a $0.20/ sq. ft. rebate for installation of a Cool Roof Coating, a significant cost savings on a project with so many benefits.

The benefits of Cool Roofs are numerous, including increased comfort, reduced building cooling loads and electric demand, enhanced life expectancy of the roof membrane and the building’s cooling equipment, and the environmental benefit of aiding in relieving the “urban heat island effect.”

“Lower operating costs and increased efficiency offer savings—a key component to success on Long Island. LIPA’s incentives help to lower the cost of purchasing energy-efficient measures.”

Learn more about LIPA’s Commercial Efficiency Program, and Contact EPOX-Z for a free Cool Roof consultation on your commercial project.

EPOX-Z Corporation is a manufacturer of epoxy-based coatings that are used for surface protection in a range of markets, including roof restoration, marine, power generation, gas transmission, and wastewater treatment facilities. EPOX-Z NRG™ Cool Roof Coating provides extended roof life and “Cool Roof” energy savings in a cost-effective, single coat application.

Mr. Anthony Camarota, CEO and President of EPOX-Z Corporation, has been invited to present at the International Workshop on Advances in Cool Roof Research in July 2011 at a two day workshop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Concordia University.

EPOX-Z Corporation is an industry leader in high performance cool roof coatings. EPOX-Z NRG™ offers an alternative to roof replacement, while also delivering the financial benefits and energy-saving performance of a cool roof coating. EPOX-Z NRG™ Cool Roof Coating provides long-term roof protection from the elements, extended roof life and energy savings in one coat—and at a fraction of the cost of roof replacement.

May 9, 2011

To: Whom it may concern

This is an open letter to fully endorse the EPOX-Z roofing products.

In our application we had a fifteen year old modified bitumen roof that was leaking in several areas. Our roof was installed with a proper pitch and the workmanship passed applicable codes. But over the past few years we have had an assortment of problems with persistent leaks. Licensed contractors were approached and patches were attempted but none worked. It was recommended that we needed a new roof at a cost of approximately $15,000 that we simply could not afford.

Then the opportunity to discover a relatively new product with excellent potential was presented by Mr. Nick Peragine. This product was designed to restore and waterproof the roof. It also reduces heat transfer into the attic and was different from any other material we came in contact with. These products were evaluated by construction experts for Chatham County who were so impressed that they agreed to cover half the cost of the new EPOX-Z product for our roof!

In March 2011, the roof was completely resurfaced with EPOX-Z NRG™ Cool Roof Coating with the entire process only taking a matter of a few days to complete and our persistent leaks disappeared immediately.

At last we had an affordable product that was environmentally sound. Even more it reduced our carbon footprint, lowered our energy costs AND solved our leaking roof.

EPOX-Z is a complete WIN, WIN, and WIN! It can’t get any better than that!

Sincerely,

John W. Jamerson, III
Chairman Board of Directors

See the original endorsement letter.