Our roofing and cladding systems are the best choice for environmentally conscious buildings. They are the greenest of selections you can make.
Why listen to us?
Fine Metal Roof Tech is staffed with the top minds in the metal roofing and metal architectural envelope industry. Our principals originally hail from Germany and hold advanced degrees in their field, including the Meisterbrief. They are among the most skilled, knowledgeable and sought-after metal roof experts in the world.
Though knowledge can, to an extent, be purchased, innovation and experience cannot. Our team has dedicated their careers to artistry and engineering and solving for even the most difficult of designs and situations permanently.
We come from a heritage of sustainable practices. It is fair to claim that our background is decades ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to effectively building with the welfare of the environment in mind.
We are board-certified in restoration and reconstruction and have seen first-hand castles and cathedrals 800 years or more still roofed and cladded with the same metal that was originally applied. Still beautiful. Still maintenance-free. Still working. Permanence equates to sustainability. Our systems are based on these same, time-honored systems, updated for the needs of today’s buildings and customized to each project.
So though you can take our word that this is the most environmentally friendly system, see for yourself why nothing else even comes close in comparison.
What do we make?
Sustainable architectural metal systems and products for roof and building envelope made easy so they are fun to plan and so virtually any contractor can install them. All the pieces interlock eliminating the need for sealants or other harmful crutches. Our interlocking shingle system and double-locked standing seam system are our most popular, but if it makes sense from an engineering perspective, we can build whatever you imagine. We make your designs come to life!
Environmentally Friendly Material Choices:
You can plan on a huge selection of material choices: Copper, patinated coppers, copper-clad stainless, a host of stainless steel options and finishes, a robust selection of zinc choices, titanium and a spectrum of exotic alloys to name a few. Metals are infinitely recyclable and are safe for the environment.
In fact, recycling scrap metal reduces greenhouse gas emissions and uses less energy than making metal from virgin ore. Most of our metals contain a significant amount of post-consumer material. The amount of energy saved using various recycled metals compared to virgin ore is up to:
— 90 percent for copper
— 56 percent for steel
— 92 percent for aluminum
Metal recycling also conserves natural resources. Recycling one ton of steel conserves 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,400 pounds of coal and 120 pounds of limestone. Recyling a ton of aluminum conserves up to 8 tons of bauxite ore and 14 megawatt hours of electricity. Unlike every other roof and cladding option, metals have an afterlife and they’ll never end up in a landfill.
Also, because architectural sheet metal is so much thinner than other roofing options, it does not hold on to the heat or cold as those less-efficacious materials do. As such, buildings clad in metal tend to be much more energy efficient.
Painted materials:
Our aluminum and steel (Galvalume) materials are coated with the highest quality PVDF paints on the market. Our coatings companies are very sensitive to contributing to the reduction of the carbon foot print. They use cool pigments in all their standard PVDF formulations which help reduce energy consumption. In addition, all formulas are engineered to gain maximum practical volume solids to achieve even green technologies. Our coatings companies are doing their share by eliminating harmful raw materials from their formulas such as lead chromate pigments, too. Ask us about custom colors with custom properties.