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Ludowici is leading the way in the Green movement for roofing
Ludowici's Green colors
Sustainability
Durable
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Ludowici is warranted for 75 years.
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Many Ludowici roofs in the US and worldwide are over 100 years old.
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Ludowici tiles are 3 to 5 times as durable as shingle, concrete, synthetic or metal roofs.
Natural
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Made of clay and water.
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Like pottery, bricks and other ceramic products have been made over the past 6,000 years.
Recyclable
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Crushed tiles can serve for road sublayers and other construction purposes.
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Tiles are inert and innocuous: they do not harm the environment.
Energy Efficient
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Ludowici tiles on a roof act like bricks on a wall: they create a thermal barrier that keeps the energy generated inside the
building, in the building.
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Clay roof tiles make a building more energy-efficient.
Superior Integrity
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Colors will not fade.
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Product will not degrade.
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Water runoff is clean.
LEED® Green Building Rating System™
This standard is used to develop high performance, green buildings and a platform for sustainable development.
Ludowici can offer three ways to earn LEED credits.
SS Credit 7.2 – Heat Island Effect
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LEED Credit Available: 1 Point
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Ludowici has 13 standard colors that meet the required Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
value of 29.
MR Credit 4 – Recycle Content
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If the total PRI content of all the materials used for a building totals to:
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10% = 1 LEED Point
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20% = 2 LEED Points
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Ludowici clay roof tile has a post industrial recyclable content of 3%.
MR Credit 5.1 – Regional Materials
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LEED Credit Available: 1 Point
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A LEED point can be earned if the location of the manufacturing facility is
within 500 miles of the job site.
Certifications