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CS-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof

SRI values for marble

Has anybody had any experience documenting SRI values for marble? We have a few greenroofs that, as part of design, implement some white marble pebbles but I just havent had a clue about how to document SRI number. The American Institute of Marble recomends, according to the Natural Stone Council, that any claim of stone being a high SRI product must be substantiated through professional material testing. They also provide a few natural stones SRI measured by the American Institute of Marble but they show an average of 60, you can find this document at this link: http://www.marble-institute.com/pdfs/CaseStudy4_SolarReflectanceOfStone.pdf I know testing material through and accredited facility is the obvious option but that would increase cost and it is really difficult that and investor will be willing to do this just a few pebbles. Any idea of a source that can be used as a SRI documentation for white marble? Thank you very much.

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Sun, 11/25/2012 - 00:46

Michael—sorry, finding SRI values for specific cases like this can be tough. I don't know if a source for marble SRI.

Wed, 12/05/2012 - 03:22

Thank you Tristan. How come that the GBCI does not accept a white marble as a given SRI compliant material? I'm thinking about not specifying this anymore since it does not help achieving the credit.

Wed, 12/05/2012 - 03:35

Michael, GBCI would accept white marble, as it would any other material with valid SRI values.

Wed, 12/05/2012 - 18:56

That's the thing Tristan, since no documentation exists for marble, then specifying marble at a rooftop (in a sky terrace application for example) will not help you anyhow to achieve the credit, even though white marble will for sure comply with SRI requirements like I said no documentation exist. I think this should be reviews by USGBC.

Wed, 12/05/2012 - 19:34

Mike. You can always get the material tested. There are plenty of testing companies out there that do that. Of course that costs. Someone posted a contact for a US based testing company here in the forum. I just can't find it right now. In Europe : Fraunhofer Institut" in Stuttgart, Germany does SRI testing. They need a product sample to do that. They will also translate it into English for an extra fee. http://bit.ly/pHZG5Z

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 10:31

Thank you Susann! Do you have a contact person in Fraunhofer Institut by any chance that I could reach out?

Fri, 09/10/2021 - 09:12

We just did a test on several Swedish stone types and with different surface finishes. ASTM standard E1980. If you are interested you can contact me at bjorn.schouenborg@ri.se. Check www.ri.se. RISE is the National Laboratory for photometric and optical radiometric quantities by appointment of the Swedish government.

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