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This home has heat loss through the roof, leading to ice dam formation and structural issues during winter months.

This home has heat loss through the roof, leading to ice dam formation and structural issues during winter months.
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This home uses light-colored standard paints and finishes on siding and roofing materials to reduce cooling loads without adding material cost.

This home uses light-colored standard paints and finishes on siding and roofing materials to reduce cooling loads without adding material cost.
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This home was designed with continuous roof vents and few roof penetrations, allowing more room for the solar shingles that integrate with the asphalt shingles installed to meet IBHS Fortified Roof criteria for increased resistance to high winds and rain

This home was designed with continuous roof vents and very few roof penetrations, allowing more room for the solar shingles that integrate with the asphalt shingles installed to meet IBHS Fortified Roof criteria for increased resistance to high winds and wind-driven rain.
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This home’s south-facing roof provides adequate space for both a solar electric system and solar thermal hot water system.

This home’s south-facing roof provides adequate space for both a solar electric system and solar thermal hot water system.
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This house design in the Hot-Humid climate uses a slab foundation, masonry walls, and an Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) cladding.

This house design in the Hot-Humid climate uses a slab foundation, masonry walls, and an Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) cladding.
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This is a soffit vent; it provides ventilation for a vented attic

This is a soffit vent; it provides ventilation for a vented attic
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This parapet wall has metal blocking and spray foam in the wall at the level of the roof insulation; this limits airflow within or through the wall cavity.

This parapet wall has metal blocking and spray foam in the wall at the level of the roof insulation; this limits airflow within or through the wall cavity.
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This parapet wall has no blocking to prevent the convection of cold air through the insulation, which significantly reduces the effectiveness of the insulation.

This parapet wall has no blocking to prevent the convection of cold air through the insulation, which significantly reduces the effectiveness of the insulation.
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This roof is hurricane proofed with a coated insulated OSB deck sheathing that is caulked and taped at all seams with a water-resistant tape, then fully covered with a peel-and-stick membrane, and asphalt shingles.

This roof is hurricane proofed with a coated insulated OSB deck sheathing that is caulked and taped at all seams with a water-resistant tape, then fully covered with a peel-and-stick membrane, and asphalt shingles.
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This roof was constructed to meet the IBHS Fortified Roof standard by sealing the decking seams with flashing tape, installing synthetic roof underlayment secured with metal drip edge and nailed every six inches, and using self-adhered starter shingles.

This roof was constructed to meet the IBHS Fortified Roof standard by sealing the decking seams with flashing tape, installing synthetic roof underlayment secured with metal drip edge and nailed every six inches, and using self-adhered starter shingles.
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This roof was insulated above the roof deck with 5.5 inches (R-38.5) of closed-cell spray foam.

This roof was insulated above the roof deck with 5.5 inches (R-38.5) of closed-cell spray foam.
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This search for metal roofing products on the CRRC Rated Roof Products Directory highlights the initial and 3-year aged SRI values for each product

This search for metal roofing products on the CRRC Rated Roof Products Directory highlights the initial and 3-year aged SRI values for each product
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This simplified decision tree can help a homeowner or contractor assess how appropriate a cool roof or wall will be for a particular home

This simplified decision tree can help a homeowner or contractor assess how appropriate a cool roof or wall will be for a particular home
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This step flashing was installed over, not under, the siding, so water is getting behind the step flashing and rotting the siding; the house was also badly designed with a window frame that touches the intersecting roof, inviting interior water damage.

This step flashing was installed over, not under, the siding, so water is getting behind the step flashing and rotting the siding; the house was also badly designed with a window frame that touches the intersecting roof, inviting interior water damage.
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Three inches of closed-cell spray foam (R-19) and 7.5 inches (R-28) of open-cell spray foam was installed below the roof sheathing in this cathedral ceiling.

Three inches of closed-cell spray foam (R-19) and 7.5 inches (R-28) of open-cell spray foam was installed below the roof sheathing in this cathedral ceiling.
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Three locations and methods for installing a roof deck radiant barrier in new construction

Three locations and methods for installing a roof deck radiant barrier in new construction
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To keep water out, flashing should be integrated with the house wrap, siding, and shingles or roof tiles.

To keep water out, flashing should be integrated with the house wrap, siding, and shingles or roof tiles.
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To reduce the risk of condensation on the interior of the roof sheathing in cold weather, the ratio of exterior (above-deck) insulation must be increased as a percent of total attic insulation as outside temperature decreases

To reduce the risk of condensation on the interior of the roof sheathing in cold weather, the ratio of exterior (above-deck) insulation must be increased as a percent of total attic insulation as outside temperature decreases
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Traditional roof trusses pinch insulation where the roof meets the walls.

Traditional roof trusses pinch insulation where the roof meets the walls.
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Typical Concrete Tile Roofs in Florida

Typical Concrete Tile Roofs in Florida
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Typical roof truss top chord bracing

Typical roof truss top chord bracing
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Underneath the roof sheathing and two exterior layers of rigid foam, the builder stapled netting to the underside of the rafters and filled the roof cavities of the unvented attic with blown-in fiberglass insulation.

Underneath the roof sheathing and two exterior layers of rigid foam, the builder stapled netting to the underside of the rafters and filled the roof cavities of the unvented attic with blown-in fiberglass insulation.
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Unvented roof assembly at eave retrofitted with rigid foam, spray foam, and a fully adhered membrane seal at the top of wall-to-roof transition

Unvented roof assembly at eave retrofitted with rigid foam, spray foam, and a fully adhered membrane seal at the top of wall-to-roof transition
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Unvented roof assembly at eave retrofitted with rigid foam, spray foam, and taped top edge of existing house wrap or building paper

Unvented roof assembly at eave retrofitted with rigid foam, spray foam, and taped top edge of existing house wrap or building paper