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Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) is a non-profit organization that provides third-party ratings for roofing products based on solar reflectance and thermal emittance. Its rating system is widely referenced by programs such as California Title 24 and LEED. For SG-101 users, CRRC color families offer a recognized framework for evaluating cool-colored coatings and demonstrating solar reflectance performance.

California Title 24 is California’s energy-efficiency building code that includes requirements for cool roofing materials designed to reduce heat gain and improve building energy performance. Title 24 is one of the most influential building standards in the U.S. and is widely referenced by architects, specifiers, and coating manufacturers. SG-101 supports the development of dark-colored coatings engineered to meet cool roof performance objectives while maintaining aesthetic flexibility.

These widely recognized North American architectural coating standards define performance expectations for exterior building finishes, including long-term weatherability, gloss retention, color stability, and appearance durability. As architects and coating manufacturers increasingly target higher-performance systems, durable pigment technologies become an important component of long-life coating design. TIPAQUE® PFC105 was developed to help support coating formulations where long-term appearance retention is a critical requirement.