Arkansas Energy Saving Roofs 

Gerard’s energy-efficient roof systems can reduce roof temperature by as much as 100°F during the summer, and thereby reduce the building's energy requirements for air conditioning. Cool roofs reflect the sun's radiant energy before it penetrates into the interior of the building.

Unlike many roofing materials, the low thermal mass of metal will not store heat and radiate it into a building in the evening hours. Gerard roofs retain 95% of their initial reflectance and remittance over time. The durability of a Gerard roof provides property owners with a very low "per year" cost option in roofing; the long life and low maintenance, combined with the savings from energy efficiency, give it a very attractive life-cycle cost.

A cool roof not only benefits the building that it is installed on, but also the surrounding neighborhood. In the summer, major urban areas become heat islands, where temperatures can soar 4° to 8°F degrees above the temperature in the surrounding area. This rise in temperature corresponds to a rise in harmful ozone, and therefore harmful smog levels in the urban air. For every degree above 70°F, the incidence of smog increases 3%. The reflective properties of steel in Gerard roofs also help keep the building's neighborhood cooler.

With its expected long life, a Gerard roofing product is a highly desirable and sustainable building component. Additionally, the materials used in the manufacturing process have a recycled content varying from 50% to 65%. Gerard roofing materials are 100% recyclable in the event that they are ever removed. The high quality, oven-cured paint systems used in the Gerard manufacturing process are formulated to resist fading of their colors. In addition, these paint systems shed dirt.  

Gerard roofs have credibly proven to last over 30 years with minimal maintenance and carry a non-prorated lifetime labor and materials warranty.