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Intertape Plymer Group® Inc. (IPG), a Montreal, Quebec and Sarasota, Fla.-headquartered manufacturer of woven coated products, received a listing of IPG’s NovaShield® 400 series (FRU88X-6 white and RU88X-6 white) on the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) Rated Products Directory.
The CRRC requires two properties to be measured by an independent accredited lab, Solar Reflectance and Thermal Emittance, then simulates the aging process in a lab for three years and retests the aged products. In Solar Reflectance, aged NovaShield 400 FRU88X-6 scored 0.76 on a scale of 0-1 with 1 being the best, while NovaShield 400 RU88X-6 scored 0.72 out of 1. California’s title 24 has the nation’s most stringent regulation compliance at 0.63.