With the ever increasing performance levels of solar panels, home and building owners want their roofs to be high performance with a longevity to match or even surpass the lifespans…
Arizona Commercial Flat Roof Project (2 year follow up)
This updated case study concerns a movie theater chain building’s asphalt roof in Avondale in Phoenix where high UV, temperature extremes and often violent storms, give coatings and membranes, a…
Ecodur Testimonial
We received this testimonial from industry veteran San Diego Roofing (over 80 years old). We are truly grateful and humbled by this.
‘Grip and Bleed Blocking Effect is Key to Cool Roof Success on Asphalt Roofs’, Says Castagra CEO.
Even specialized coatings, created specifically for controlling this phenomenon, have had mixed results, that’s why the performance of our Ecodur on asphalt roofs with cool topcoats in Phoenix, during the…
Ecodur 201: Stadium Roof Coating Project
Flat roofs have been around since Mankind first started living in permanent dwellings, particularly in hot, arid regions. Then, they were simple to construct and, because rainfall was low, they…
Ecodur Gives the ‘One-Two Punch’ Against All Weathers with a Silicone Top Coat, says Castagra CEO.
Phoenix, AZ, July 11, 2018 - “The use of Ecodur as a flat roof primer capped with a silicone coating is about as perfect a defence against all weathers as…
“Cool Roof Coatings - Armor Protection Against the Elements For Flat Roofs.”
Phoenix, AZ, June 25, 2018 - “Being able to use energy as efficiently as possible is, for a nation, a cornerstone for staying competitive in the global market place,” says…
The Global Roof Materials Market Looks Set to Reach US$138 Billion in Six Years.
Phoenix, AZ, June 12, 2018 - “There’s simply no compromise on price and performance by choosing a green coating such as ours and 25 years of application has more than…
Ecodur ‘Pull Test’ Outperforms a National Roof Coating Brand by a Wide Margin.
“Ecodur 201 roof coating achieved a pull test result in excess of 115 pounds in an industry where the generally accepted minimum in a dry test is four pounds,” said…
Ecodur 201: Flat Roof Coating Project (23 yrs later)
Flat roof coating chemistries vary widely but the liquid ones can be broadly divided into acrylics, oil-based and the solid membrane rolls that include asphalt, rubber and synthetics. They all…