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OmniMax
Roofing Systems™
GREEN TECHNOLOGY
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE
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More Details
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Approximately $18 billion dollars in loss occurs
from roofing failures annually in America. An estimated $6.7 billion dollars in
energy loss occurs annually and 10 million or more tons of shingles are
deposited in landfills annually. (See
Importance Indicators for more details.)
The technical issues which cause these failures are due to two factors,
Installation Procedures and Materials used.
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Superior Wind Resistance
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Roofing systems typically use nails,
staples or similar installation methods. These methods directly secure
only a small area of a shingle. A seal down strip, usually
consisting of "tar" or an adhesive is usually used to secure a small area
of the lower portion of a shingle to an underlying row.
These methods of installation do not
and cannot provide for the full attachment of the entire shingle and are
dependent on other alternatives such as heavier materials, costly
installation procedures and/or structural enhancements to aid in wind
resistance.
OmniMax Roofing Systems™ uses a method that allows for each shingle to be secured
at all available attachable points to the roof deck and to one another.
This provides for overall interconnectivity which dramatically increases
the resistance capabilities of the roofing systems without requiring heavy
materials, costly installation procedures or structural enhancements.
It has been estimated by expert opinion that OmniMax Roofing Systems™ will withstand at least 220 mph winds.
In essence OmniMax Roofing Systems™ could provide roofs with a means of
remaining in place as long as the structures themselves stand.
Someone once commented that the only other way to achieve this type of
protection would be to weld a steel plate to the structure. |
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Typical roofing systems provide for wind protection
ranging from 40 to 70 mph.
Medium grade systems that are more expensive and may
require additional installation procedures typically reach protection ranging
from 70 to 90 mph.
Higher grade systems that are more expensive, which
typically require special installation procedures and/or additional structural
enhancements can reach protection ranging from 90 to 110 mph, with rare products
reaching 130 mph protection. |
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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Category One Hurricane: Winds 74-95 mph
Category Two Hurricane: Winds 96-110 mph
Category Three Hurricane: Winds 111-130 mph
Category Four Hurricane: Winds 131-155 mph
Category Five Hurricane: Winds greater than
155 mph
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Hurricane Katrina made landfall
with winds of 140 mph
More than 81,000
roofs in Louisiana and more than 152,000 buildings within an
82,000-square-mile area stretching from Texas to Alabama received temporary
roofing following the two hurricanes that pounded more than 500 miles of the
Gulf Coast region
A team of more than
700 engineers and other volunteers from throughout 41 Army Corps of
Engineers districts worldwide wrapped up a seven-month mission to provide
temporary repairs to both residential and public building roofs damaged by
Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
Source: Donna Fair,
Air Force News
These blue roofs are temporarily provided
for the protection of structures that suffered roof damage from
Rita and Katrina. |
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According to the US Army Installation Command, roofing failures represent one of
their most significant and costly maintenance problems.
In addition, military
resources are often utilized to assist the civilian population in recovery after
severe weather or hurricanes. After hurricanes Rita and Katrina, approximately
700 engineers and volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts
around the world took 7 months to provide temporary roofing.
Superior Water Barrier
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Typical roofing
systems require that the exterior water barrier (shingle) be penetrated to
secure it, usually with nails or staples. These nails,
staples or other devices articulate into many areas of potential leaks.
Depending on the surface area to be covered, these potential leaks can
number in the thousands.
Roof leaks can cause substantial damage
to insulation, walls, floors, wiring and other structural components and/or
contents. Many roof leaks go unnoticed until significant damage has already
occurred.
OmniMax Roofing Systems™ eliminates the
need for penetrating the water barrier (shingle) and eliminates the thousands
of
possibilities of damage causing leaks.
This makes the OmniMax Roofing Systems™
an important part in making roofs much more proficient at protecting structures and their contents from damage.
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Standard
Installation Methods and Year Round Installations
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Due to varying climates, geographical locations
and other variables there are many different methods of installing typical roofing systems, even those of the same type.
The OmniMax Roofing Systems™ provide a single method
of installation regardless of the circumstances.
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Ease of
Installation, Replacement and Repair
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Many builders which we have
interviewed have advised that the simple installation of OmniMax Roofing
Systems™ could reduce labor costs by 3 to 4 times.
Additionally, replacement can be made much simpler
since the shingles can simply be removed by hand and new ones aligned and
placed back onto the foundation layer.
Typical systems require that a large area of roofing be removed to perform a repair.
OmniMax Roofing Systems™ is
designed to alleviate this issue, so that only the immediate area to be repaired needs to be removed.
This reduces material, labor and other costs significantly. |
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Energy Efficiency
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Roofing system damage and/or
failure has a direct impact on a structure's energy efficiency. Insulation
exposed to moisture resulting from leaks will fail and greatly diminish a
structure's ability to conserve energy.
Various reports show that most asphalt systems begin to
fail for one reason or another within 5 to 17 years, regardless of their
limited warrantees. This is due largely in
part to the fact that asphalt is not very durable. Asphalt can be torn
easily, it cracks, buckles and in general is a poor material to use against
nature's elements and in conjunction with the typical installation
practices, it makes for a very poor choice as a roof.
 OmniMax
Roofing Systems™ will use materials which are more durable and not subject to the flaws of
the asphalt type systems. In addition OmniMax Roofing Systems™ will be 100% recyclable,
with the future prospect to implement thin film solar technologies.
By
providing roofing systems made of more suitable materials for protection
from nature and by improving installation practices, OmniMax Roofing
Systems™ can help reduce
energy loss for structures. Considering all of the structures in this
nation, which use the asphalt type system or other similar systems, and the
probable energy loss from these structures due to roof system failure,
OmniMax Roofing Systems™ could have a significant
impact on our nation's ability to conserve its energy and its resources.
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Photos of typical shingles
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Environmental
Due to the consistent failure of asphalt
shingle systems, there is a large amount of scrap material deposited in our
landfills annually.
The OmniMax Roofing Systems™ will provide for
greater structural protection and ease of recyclability that will play a major
role in reducing both the debris deposited in our landfills and the resources
needed to repair or replace materials in a damaged structure.
- Athena Institute:
“Re-roofing accounts for the largest share of the annual asphalt shingle
market…at 80 to 85% in the U.S. by the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers’
Association (ARMA). Re-roofing generates a corresponding large volume of
scrap material, estimated at 7 to 10 million tons (6 to 9 million metric
tonnes) of shingle tear-off waste and installation scrap in the U.S.”
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