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<br />June 11, 2007 <br /> <br />ATl"ACHM.t:NT .') <br />fr--. rt (" ':~ ~ IV] Ii" ~ ,., <br />lID! I:; \l~ R'; u II!! & \1\\, <br />n -< Ii it <br />I~Jc,:~;~~o~~~~O:! <br /> <br />L_"'lff .Q.~".RK <br /> <br />8A <br />Page 15 <br /> <br />Re: 3705 Brandy Rock Way <br />Redwood City, CA 94061 <br />Request for re-consideration of roofing Material <br /> <br />Af?- ~ 7- YS" <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Rogers and Mr. Lyon, <br /> <br />Thank you both (and the committee) for your expeditious approval of our <br />preliminary house plans. We are very excited to add this house to the <br />neighborhood and both neighbors have shared in our excitement. They both saw <br />the plans with the Standing Seam Steel Roof and thought that the overall plan <br />was very nice. <br /> <br />We would like you and the committee to reconsider the Standing Seam Steel <br />Roof as originally planned for the following reasons: <br /> <br />1. The roof that we are hoping to use is called "Cool Roof' made <br />by Custom-Bilt (not built) Metal Roof from Chino, CA, who has <br />been in business for 34 years. The paint used has a ceramic <br />pigment in Kynar 500 paint that actually reflects heat It has a <br />solar reflectance value minimum of 30% and is recyclable and <br />sustainable, unlike many other roofing materials on the market. <br />It is Energy Star approved and meets Title 24 of the State of <br />California. And most important it is fire proof. <br />2. Alone it is an architectural element of the house rather than just <br />a covering to keep out the weather. <br />3. It is architecturally pleasing, at least to the 2 Architects working <br />on the project and ourselves. <br />4. We will bring in roof samples (both photos of housing with this <br />roof as well as material samples) that we are considering for <br />you and the committee to evaluate. <br />5. It works well with the solar panels (both water and photovoltaic) <br />that we would like to use. <br />6. It is lighter in weight than other roofing materials. <br />7. The energy tax-credit law that took effect in 2006 provides a <br />credit for heat-reflective metal roofing, which also will save <br />homeowners in warmer climates money on their energy bills <br />every year-as much as 25 percent in the South. <br />8. Home appraisers are impressed by the durability of metal roofs. <br />Insurers, too, are swayed, with some in Texas and Oklahoma <br />providing as much as 35-percent insurance discounts due to the <br />fewer worries of hail penetrating the roof and causing damage. <br />