James Baker of the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association joins the Cool Roofing Rating Council as Vice
Chairman.
The Cool Roofing Rating Council (CRRC) has elected
James Baker of the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) as Vice
Chairman.
Baker currently serves as the director of industry affairs for ARMA and has
been an active participant with CRRC. His career in association management and
the work he has put in with building products, technical services and
manufacturing industries has provided him with a firm technical background in
the areas of energy efficiency, climate change, and regulatory policy
development.
Baker’s familiarity with code issues and market positions also allows him to be
aware of the multiple perspectives involving materials from coatings and single
plies to metal and tiles and the resulting need for a balanced and measured
approach when addressing the needs of these various
products.
CRCC was created in 1998 to develop accurate and credible methods for
evaluating and labeling the solar reflectance and thermal emittance (radiative
properties) of roofing products and to disseminate the information to all interested
parties. Part of their mission is to implement and communicate fair, accurate,
and credible radiative energy performance rating systems and to support
research and provide education related to radiative properties of roofing
surfaces.
“I believe that CRRC has the ability to support cool roofing standards in both
the U.S. and internationally by providing technically sound data to government
and non-government entities, and by educating product end-users, manufacturers,
architects, engineers and specifiers about the benefits of applying cool
roofing products when appropriate,” Baker said. “As a CRRC Board member, I will
strive to find win-win solutions when dealing with difficult situations to
provide a level playing field for all members/products so that the primary
mission of the organization is achieved.”
For more information on CRRC, visitwww.coolroofs.org/index.html.
For more
information on ARMA, visitwww.asphaltroofing.org.