D. C. Taylor Co. recently completed a roofing project at Meridian Vineyards in
Paso Robles, Calif.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – D. C. Taylor Co. recently completed
a roofing project at Meridian Vineyards in Paso Robles, Calif. The project was
submitted following a review using the new RoofPoint guidelines developed by the
Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing (CEIR), formed by members of the
National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA).
The project followed guidelines how RoofPoint is based on
principles similar to those of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) program. RoofPoint is a comprehensive system for the assessment and
selection of sustainable roof systems. It evaluates roof systems in five
categories: energy management, materials management, water management,
durability/life cycle management and innovation.
After NCRA unveiled preliminary guidelines late last
year, a pilot program was started, and early users have noted benefits from the
rating system.
Todd Kaska, vice president for preferred accounts at D.
C. Taylor Co., explained how the company recently used RoofPoint for the
Meridian Vineyards project.
“We evaluated the Meridian project with the RoofPoint criteria for several
reasons,” Kaska said. “Meridian, like many other wineries, is highly
sophisticated in its approach to sustainability.
“The RoofPoint evaluation criteria provided Meridian with a method to
document and measure decisions for developing projects as it relates to
maintaining or replacing its roofs. And, the winery did not want roofing work to
interfere with wine production.”
For both the Meridian
project and other D. C. Taylor Co. projects, Kaska said the evaluation criteria
allowed his company to better document recycling and waste diversion.
According to Brent Taylor, Director of Service Product
Development for D. C. Taylor Co., the company became a founding member of CEIR
because of its belief in supporting sustainable roofing.
“At the time the CEIR was formed, D. C. Taylor Co.
management recognized that the NRCA and other roofing contractor organizations
had a long term involvement in the traditional role that the construction
industry had come to expect: a focus on the roofing trade work and application
of roofing products for governmental, industrial, institutional and residential
facilities,” he said.
D. C. Taylor Co. management supported the concept that
the construction and maintenance activities that are performed on the roof
require specialized knowledge, experience and skills that are generally not
associated with other trades. Examples include sustainability practices for
waste management, green roofing, insulation and solar powered electrical
generation.
For more information, call 800-876-6346 or visitwww.dctaylorco.com.