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Solar Roofing

American Solar’s metal roofing systems deliver high performance solar heating in beautiful weather tight roofs that are indistinguishable from conventional and roofing systems.

Unlike most solar manufacturer’s that sell a large, boxy panel that must be attached on top of a roof, American Solar’s metal panel systems become the weather tight building roof. They are made from conventional metal roofing panels, shingles, shakes, or slates. Our unique approach to solar heating delivers large solar heating systems, high energy savings at low cost with beautiful, weather proof results. In many cases, the new solar roof is eligible for large Federal and state tax credits. The combination of long life, energy cost savings and tax savings make the American Solar roof the best value in roofing for commercial or institutional building owners.

While we offer a variety of products for metal roofing, our specialty is working with owners, architects, engineers, and builders, to design, specify and order, the solar roofing materials for the builders and contractors to install. We work with these firms to ensure the solar roofing delivers the heat to all of the useful heating purposes within the building. We are most valuable to customers who have contractors install systems to our specifications. We can work with your builder or contractors to develop the material ordering lists and help them learn the routine installation techniques.

In certain circumstances we can provide turnkey services for clients which require a design-build project. In those circumstances we will associate with the necessary design professionals and local contractors to install the systems. Typically these systems are larger systems with installed costs of $50,000 or more, involving the installation of at least 5,000 square feet of roofing. For smaller systems the best value for the customer is often by American Solar working with a local contractor that can deliver to our specifications.

We offer a variety of products to serve customers’ solar roofing needs. These products include study plans, component manufacturer lists, tools guides, installation guides, contractor lists, specialized hardware to gather and deliver solar heated air, and controls to maximize energy delivery from the solar roofing and siding systems. We also provide complete design service (LINK) for custom projects from new construction to additions and implementation of solar heat recovery from existing roofing and siding.

Our systems can be installed by homeowners with light construction skills or contractors specializing in solar heating, or roofing and siding, or home improvement. In most cases, the siding and roofing systems are installed the same way the roofing and siding manufacturers have specified in hundreds of millions of square feet of installations.

The systems can deliver solar heated air at temperatures up to 140 degrees F that can be used for space heating, water heating, clothes dryer air preheating , heat pump preheating, combustion air preheating, ventilation preheating, equipment heating, industrial process heating, drying and dehumidification, and radiant floor heating. They are weather tight, building code approved installations using: standing seam metal roofing, metal shingle roofing, metal shake roofing, metal slate roofing, metal panel roofing, metal panel re-roofing, and solar heat recovery from existing metal roofing. The systems are suitable for steep slope and low slope roofs. Owners can expect between $1 and $4 of energy savings per year for every square foot of solar roofing installed, depending on the current energy use and costs roofing orientation.

Commercial owners can expect up to a 54% tax break on the cost of the solar roof, depending on your company tax bracket. Many states also offer additional tax savings for the installation of solar roofing for heating or cooling. For government, intuitional or not for profit organizations, there are options for financing the roof through third parties that can provide a lower cost roof than more conventional roofing systems.

For more information about your solar roofing opportunities, contact American Solar, info@americansolar.com