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Winter 2009 Tek Talk

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Holiday wishes
US Greenbuild Conference & Expo draws thousands to Phoenix
Gore weighs in on white roofs
Quality Control maintains the credibility of all Elastek products
Part I: Chemistry goes green
New Sunflower Farmers Market roof sports 76,600sf of Elastek
Economy pushed for changes in 2009
ELASTEK=customer service
Tips for applying coating in cool weather

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Fall 2009 TekTalk

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Elastek goes to ‘extreme’ with new product release
Elastek lightens up to save energy
ASTM testing sets the standards internationally
More than just green — Elastek just makes good sense
Others helped too…
Front-line product knowledge yields bottom-line results
Gallery Golf Club brightens its roofs
ARCA Charity Bowling Tourney raises $20,000 for YOTO

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For at least 20 years, various roof coating manufacturers have added tiny spheres to their coatings and claimed that this added insulation values not available using standard coating. They advertise their ‘superiority’ with references to NASA technology and the space shuttle, and
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U.S. wants to paint the world white to save energy


Posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday (May 26, 2009) the Obama administration wanted to paint roofs an energy-reflecting white, as he took part in a climate change symposium in London.

The Nobel laureate in physics called for a “new revolution” in energy generation to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

But he warned there was no silver bullet for tackling climate change, and said a range of measures should be introduced, including painting flat roofs white. Click here to read the complete article.

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