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Drexel Metals met today with the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy Efficient Buildings regarding exploring the opportunity to work together to create awareness about the importance of creating and monitoring performance of the building envelope.  The GPIC (http://gpichub.org)  received $129 million from the Federal Government’s Energy Regional Innovation Cluster (E-RIC) Initiative. The award included $122 million from the U.S. DOE to create an Energy Innovation Hub to develop innovative energy efficient building technologies, designs and systems.

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The goals of the GPIC are to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions of new and existing buildings, and to stimulate private investment and quality job creation.

Typical holiday tale: it is snowing heavily, but Old Man Winter’s cruel joke does not find a punch line in you-your home is bulletproof to his icy ammunition. You load the better half and the kids into the car, passing a mall and a stream of quick-serve restaurants along the way to the airport. Amidst the seasonal luggage and population headaches, you board the jumbo jet, where soon it descends onto sunny Florida terrain. As the plane drifts downwards, the shiny rooftops glimmer, a light show welcoming wagon to a much deserved vacation. The taxi carries the family towards the sun drenched hotel, the immaculately crafted art-deco homes fly by, the escapist architecture a perfect pairing to the enchanted aroma of seashells and leisure. You arrive to the sprawling, sea- swept resort, unwind, and within minutes find yourself and the brood combing the beach, en route to the iconic seafood restaurant you spent months salivating over through your desktop. It is a standard American chronicle. And at the heart of it all is Drexel Metals.

Drexel Metals is the roof over America’s head. From homes, restaurants, shopping centers, malls-in the makeup of any dwelling’s outfit, Drexel provides the hat.

Drexel Metals is a leading provider of standing seam metal roofing systems, supplied through its network of regional manufacturers known as the DM-ARM (Drexel Metals Association of Regional Manufacturers). As well as metal roofing, Drexel also is Green, supplying greatly effective photovoltaic solar roof systems, which are engineered to integrate with Drexel Metals’ roof systems, flat roof applications and commercial/ residential retrofit applications. And make no mistake, there is nothing utilitarian about the organization’s products; as architectural design goes, Drexel’s fabrication artisans know how to please the aesthetic.

Driven by the tenets of customer service and integrity, Drexel’s on-demand approach, premium quality fabrications and cost efficiency have landed the company, in terms of industry prestige, in the same place where their state-of-the-art roofs sit on a building-at the top. Using local empowerment, made-in-America sensibilities, and crafting a safe, attractive and endlessly reliable product, Drexel Metals looks to remain in their deservedly lofty perch.

It is noble to be kind to the elderly, so apologies to Old Man Winter and ancient roofing technology. It was a good run, but Drexel Metals has one foot in the future and the other foot, well, further into the future. The great indoors never felt so good.

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Drexel Metals began expanding its technical services a year ago with the addition of Jason Shumate, a 17-year industry veteran who is Drexel Metals’ Technical Director. Jason holds a Associates of Technical Design Degree and is completing his LEED AP BD+C.

Drexel Metals’ Technical Department offers Project Specific Shop Drawings; Project Specific Sealed Engineering Calculations; Installation Details in CAD, BIM, and PDF; Estimating through Topview, Pictometry, and F.W. Dodge; Specification Support; Onsite Installation Training; Onsite Machine/Rollformer Training; Weather Tightness Warranty (WTW) Program and Inspections; Product Research & Development; and Product Testing

Working with Jason are:

• Jeff Hock, a five year Drexel Metals Employee and his responsibilities include weather tight warranties inspections and estimating and takeoffs in the southeast.
• Tony Spaw, joined the company in March and holds an Associate of Applied Science in Architectural Computer Aided Design Drafting is responsible for shop drawings and technical assistance and preparing estimates.
• Frank Oswald, Drexel Metals most recent addition joined the company in August of this year. Frank holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin in Construction Administration and an Associate Science degree in Civil Engineering from Madison Area Technical College, is responsible for weather tight warranty inspections, submittal package reviews, machine training and technical sales.

With this combination of real world experience and technical education the Technical Services Department at Drexel Metals Inc offers its customers the widest array of technical and installation support available in the industry. The company will continue to add to its investment in customer focused technical support throughout 2012 with additional product engineering and testing, new products and new facilities for both training and testing.

Drexel Metals Inc, Offers Information on Financial Incentives for Their Solar Roof System
Ivyland, PA –September 28, 2011:  Drexel Metals Solar Roof System offers a complete design system in place to provide an integrated fully operational rooftop solar power system that is tied into the utility grid.  As part of this full system, Drexel Metals is working with their customers to obtain financial incentives to help offset some of the installation costs.

Drexel  Metals’ customers are learning about tax and utility incentives for the installation of the Solar Roof System  in their location through education based on the Database for Solar Incentives and Renewable Energy.   That  database was established in 1995 and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.  DSIRE is an ongoing project of the North Carolina State University Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.   Drexel  Metals is providing comprehensive information from this  database related to the most recent  federal, state and local tax incentives and policies that apply toward the installation of renewable energy systems such as Drexel Metals Solar Roof System.

The financial incentives can potentially include grant programs, bond programs, loan programs, tax credits, tax deductions, leasing programs, and bond programs.  The database also provides information on the latest building energy codes in local jurisdictions.   In addition, information on utility incentive programs is described in the state and county of interest.  These incentives can be in the form of rebates, net metering,  and  Renewable Energy Credits (REC).  RECs are used as an incentive to their customers as a way  for the utility to meet their Renewables Portfolio Standards that require electricity suppliers to obtain a minimum percentage of their energy using renewable energy by a certain date.

Drexel Metals is also fully knowledgeable about the  Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit. This is a 30% federal tax credit for qualified residential energy property (including Drexel Metals Solar Roof System) placed in service after January 2006.  Federal legislation has extended the deadline for this tax credit to December 31, 2016 and has removed the maximum credit amount for eligible technologies.

The Drexel Metals Solar Roof System is installed in a quick connect manner complete with the necessary amount of photovoltaic modules, inverters, cables, wiring, combiner boxes, disconnect switches and other accessories.   Once installed, the solar power system provides electricity to the building, and in some cases any excess electricity can be returned to the utility through the grid connection.  Drexel Metals uses UL listed thin film photovoltaic products and related equipment.  The system components are also listed by the California Energy Commission as Eligible Renewable Equipment.  The thin-film photovoltaic system  comes with a 25-year power output warranty.

Drexel Metals Inc, is ready to provide you with more information on their Solar Roof system and the financial incentives that may be available in your location.

Drexel Metals Inc. is a leading supplier of equipment, materials and technical support for the regional manufacturing of metal roofing. Drexel Metals Roof Systems supply contractors and distributors with the equipment and materials to fabricate metal roofing.
204 Railroad Drive, Ivyland, PA 18974   (888) 321-9630, www.drexmetals.com

The first Solar Decathlon was held in 2002; the competition has since occurred biennially in 2005, 2007, and 2009. The next event will take place at the National Mall’s West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23–Oct. 2, 2011. Open to the public free of charge, visitors can tour the houses, gather ideas to use in their own homes, and learn how energy-saving features can help them save money today.

Purpose

The Solar Decathlon:

• Educates student participants and the public about the many cost-saving opportunities presented by clean-energy products
• Demonstrates to the public the opportunities presented by cost-effective houses that combine energy-efficient construction and appliances with renewable energy systems that are available today
• Provides participating students with unique training that prepares them to enter our nation’s clean-energy workforce.

Team Massachusetts designed the New England-inspired 4D Home for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. This solar-powered prototype is an affordable, ultra-efficient house that can adapt to a family’s changing needs. The team hopes the 4D Home will serve as a precedent for home builders and designers creating sustainable homes in New England.

Design Philosophy

Team Massachusetts is concerned about the negative consequences of using nonrenewable energy sources for the built environment. Yet using renewable energy for buildings is successful only when baseline energy consumption is minimized through passive strategies. The 4D Home integrates efficient technology and passive strategies without compromising simplicity.

Features

4D Home demonstrates how dynamic interior spaces can make compact living viable for a small family. Features include:

• An exterior composed of fiber cement board and wood-clad windows
• Asymmetrical timber trellises that provide seasonal shading and a covered transition to the interior
• A two-bedroom layout that is easily reconfigured by two sliding partition walls
• Furniture, decor, and housewares designed and fabricated by student team members.

Technologies

Team Massachusetts has integrated efficient and easy-to-use technologies into 4D Home. These include:

• A 28-panel photovoltaic array of monocrystalline silicon cells that are 19.1% efficient
• Hybrid solar thermal panels mounted behind the photovoltaic modules for efficient heat transfer to the domestic hot water system
• Blown fiberglass and closed-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation for air tightness
• A refrigerator that uses less electricity per year than a 60-W lightbulb.
• A Drexel Metals Cool Metal Roof System complete with above deck venting!

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For more information about Drexel Metals and the technologies used on this project please visit our website or call 888.321.9630!

Ivyland, PA –August 19, 2011:  Drexel Metals’ Solar Roof Systems can help building owners lower their monthly utility bills by generating renewable and sustainable energy on the roof, from an endless supply- the sun.  It’s no wonder that the sun is a prominent feature in the Drexel Metals Inc company logo.   Using laminated thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into a metal roof system allows for the conversion of sunlight into electricity in an architecturally pleasing manner.  This type of rooftop-mounted photovoltaic system does not distract a viewer from the natural lines of the standing seam metal roof.  With certain pre-painted cool metal roof colors, the integrated  thin film photovoltaic color can be almost unnoticeable, and the photovoltaic material itself is flexible enough to be used on curved roof surfaces.

Anyone considering adding solar power to their home or building should first consider ways to lower the electrical and thermal loads before investing in photovoltaic installations.  But when thinking of solar, Drexel Metals has the complete design system in place to provide an integrated fully operational  rooftop solar power system that is tied into the utility grid.

Photovoltaic materials convert sunlight into electricity.  Thin film photovoltaic products are light weight, durable and flexible and can be laminated directly to the surface of a metal roof panel between the standing seams.   With Drexel Metals Solar Roof systems the photovoltaic modules are attached to the roof panels with no penetrations in the roof.  In fact, the solar system is attached to the metal roof panels before the panels are even installed, allowing for a standard roof installation to take place.  The solar power systems can be installed in renovation as well as new construction, on residential and commercial buildings, and on steep or low slope roofing applications.

The Drexel Metals Solar Roof System is installed in a quick connect manner complete with the necessary amount of photovoltaic modules, inverters, cables, wiring, combiner boxes, disconnect switches and other accessories.   Once installed, the solar power system provides electricity to the building, and in some cases any excess electricity can be returned to the utility through the grid connection.  Drexel Metals uses UL listed thin film photovoltaic products and related equipment.  The system components are also listed by the California Energy Commission as Eligible Renewable Equipment.  The thin-film photovoltaic system  comes with a 25-year power output warranty.

The rated energy of thin film photovoltaic modules  is about 6 watts per square foot of coverage. Typically a solar power system covers up to 70% of the roof surface area.   The actual electricity generation depends on many factors such as the orientation of the roof, the slope, the location of the building, the solar intensity in the area, shading, and the tilt angle of the photovoltaic  surface.  However, thin film photovoltaic materials tend to generate electricity at lower levels of light intensity such as during the  early and later times in the day, and even in partially shaded areas.

The installed cost of a Drexel Metals Solar Roof System can be offset somewhat thanks to a variety of incentives.  Local utilities often provide financial incentives to customers to install solar power on their buildings.  Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) are available in many states for this purpose.   In addition, federal, state and local governments provide tax incentives for installation of photovoltaic systems.  Other financial programs such as power purchase agreements,  net metering or third- party financing can also reduce the initial cost to a building owner.   In coming months Drexel Metals will be releasing more information on how these and other financial incentives can be used with the Drexel Metals Solar Roof Systems.

Drexel Metals Inc. is a leading supplier of equipment, materials and technical support for the regional manufacturing of metal roofing. Drexel Metal Roof Systems supply contractors and distributors with the equipment and materials to fabricate metal roofing.

204 Railroad Drive, Ivyland, PA 18974   (888) 321-9630, www.drexmetals.com

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Drexel Metals customers can apply for their paint and Drexlume warranties online!  In an effort to make the process a bit easier, Drexel Metals developed a  website with the online form: www.drexelmetalswarranty.com

Please visit the site and fill out the online form, click submit and the warranty will be sent directly to you.

For more information, please contact Drexel Metals Inc. at 888.321.9630 or visit our website @ www.drexmet.com

Compatibility of Metal Roofing and Siding Materials

As metal roofing continues to gain market share, there are a number of alternatives choices for materials used for roofing and siding panels, screws and fasteners, flashing’s, decorative weathervanes and other components of a metal roof that could become problematic if used in conjunction with a Drexel Metals painted galvalume roof system.

The main concern: Galvanic Corrosion; which can occur when two dissimilar metals are in direct contact with each other.  This contact can be either the metals touching one another or connected by some other indirect means such as water run off from drainage.

Below is a quick reference chart as to what is compatible (+) and what is not (-):

The use of painted galvalume is compatible with painted aluminum however the service life as with many products may vary based on the application and the environment that it has been installed.

If you have any questions regarding corrosion or material compatibility, please call Drexel Metals Inc. at 888-321-9630 or visit www.drexelmetals.com.