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Besides maintaining its ever expanding and existing product line, and constantly seeking innovative upgrades to the existing products, TPI has developed, and recently introduced, together with its principals, the Solacoat & Solasteel product lines; a new option to the insulation of its panels. Solacoat, an Australian product, represented by TPI's Australian principles, CoolShield International, is a revolutionary, water-based paint that provides a Radiant Barrier Insulation coating that reduces temperature.
Solacoat is the most efficient and most cost effective form of heat insulation commercially available today. It is a waterborne acrylic emulsion based product, which has a special membrane additive which aids in rejecting of the infra red rays from the sun. The Solacoat product line includes a comprehensive range of products that cater to a variety of needs and include but are not limited to pavement coatings, concrete coatings and railway coatings – more is available on each of these products on our website.
As Exclusive Distributors of Solacoat in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and in recognition of TPI's dedication to safeguarding the environment and seeking the friendliest and most innovative of products through introducing Solacoat with its principles, TPI was awarded three very prestigious newly introduced environmentally oriented awards which included the only Gold and two Silver GAIA Big 5 2008 awards that have received much attention and recognition at the Big 5 show in Dubai in 2008.
The award winning Solacoat is a specially created waterborne acrylic based emulsion that complies with NATA and APAS standards. It is non-hazardous and has a unique membrane additive that rejects heat from permeating your residential or commercial buildings, protecting your properties and assets for optimal energy efficiency, cost-saving solutions. It attributes in building an eco-friendly environment.
Through the use of Solacoat, TPI can offer clients the option of applying this paint to a single skin panel when clients are in need of keeping the heat out of areas that are not air-conditioned, and it can be applied, in a number of forms, to a PU sandwich panel to provide maximum heat insulation from external heat, and the highest levels of solar reflectivity while providing maximum efficiency in keeping the air-conditioned air inside the insulated area.
Certified as per the LEED’s and Green Star rating system by EcoSpecifier International , an internationally recognized certification establishment, the SolaCoat product line is proven to radiate up to 80% of the infrared (heat) rays back into the environment. It is cost effective in that it requires 50 micron thickness applied to any material, and causes the internal temperature to reduce by up to 15°C. Solacoat diminishes green house gas emissions and inhibits rust, corrosion and thermal expansion, ensuring durability. It provides better energy efficiency and reduces air conditioning costs by up to 50% while being non-toxic and environmentally safe and friendly with a 10 year performance guarantee.
Through intense testing, Solacoat has proven to be:
- Water-based and non-hazardous.
- Able to prevent heat versus the Conventional insulations that slows heat-build up.
- Applicable to most materials.
- Easy to apply via brush roller and airless spray.
- Available in a variety of colors to cater for individual preference and architecture appearan
- Present with a 10 year warranty.
History
Solacoat was developed in Alice Springs, (the centre of Australia), in 1988, where the inventor was a distributor of Solar products to Cattle Stations, Aboriginal Communities and to Northern Territory Government bodies. Heat was a huge problem and nearly all Cattle Stations had galvanized roofing on their buildings. Heat generated by these roofs affected all aspects of living and increased the load on generators by over 40% in summer. The need for Solacoat was born, and it was developed by extensive trials and testing of various products and additives. The end result was that once Solacoat was applied to most of the roofs and walls of buildings the power load was reduced by more than 30% in summer.
How it Works
Solacoat works by reflecting solar energy from the surface to which it is applied. Long term testing has shown that for a galvanised iron or colourbond steel roof, the application of Solacoat to the exterior surface will reduce the heat load to be removed by the air conditioner, by reducing the surface temperature of the roof as much as 40°C. Power savings for a typical building with a roof area of 10,000 square metres could be expected to be 100,000 Kwh per year or more. This would give a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for this building alone, of about 100 tonnes per annum. Solacoat requires little energy in production and has the economic benefit of a payback period of 4 to 5 years. In addition, it does not require any special technology to apply, and cost and environmental benefits start immediately with minimal ongoing cost and maintenance demands. Should the use of Solacoat be factored into the design of a new building, a further reduction in the payback period could be expected.
To read more about Solacoat visit our website
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