The weatherability, longevity and low VOC coatings of LUMIFLON resins are all features that contribute to its sustainability, a concept meaning: “to reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments” (www.gsa.gov).
“Reduce consumption of non-renewable resources”
LUMIFLON coatings can last up to 30 years without fading, reducing life cycle costs related to the maintenance, re-application and/or replacement of underlying surfaces. On existing roofs, a LUMIFLON topcoat can stop the degradation of the underlying reflective coating, thus extending the life and solar reflectance capability of the roof.
“Minimize waste”
By extending the life of roofs and wall systems, LUMIFLON topcoats reduce waste created from the disposal of damaged roofing and walls; avoid energy consumption in production, transportation and installation of new systems; and maintain energy and equipment savings from continued high-performance of the building envelope. In addition, the energy consumed in removing a coating from a building or structure can be avoided through the use of a new paint product containing a LUMIFLON clearcoat with excellent durability and weatherability.
“Create healthy, productive environments”
There are four types of LUMIFLON resins, three of which – solid, powder, and emulsion-grade contain either zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or can be formulated to contain less than 50 g/L of VOCs, meeting the most stringent green building criteria in the US.
Due to its longevity, LUMIFLON reduces the environmental impact associated with production, transportation (energy consumed, greenhouse gases emitted), and VOCs off-gassed during the repainting/re-coating process.
gloss and color retention of tokiwa bridge
october 1988 |
april 1993 |
april 2007 |
| initial gloss | final gloss | gloss retention | color change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 69 | 91% | ∆E=3.5 |