Head south with CRRC this June

By Emma Peterson.

Kick off your summer with the Cool Roof Rating Council’s annual meeting on June 11, 2025!

The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC)’s annual meeting is back for another year! The CRRC’s annual meeting is a great opportunity for professionals across the industry to learn about the latest cool roof research, provide input on CRRC activities and attend engaging speaker presentations. Last year, The Coffee Shops™ Editor Lauren White attended and had a great time. She shared a bit of her experience in an article after the show, saying, “As a first-time attendee of this event, I was blown away at not only the organization of the day, but the amount of information, research and technology that’s out there is astounding. In such a big industry, it’s amazing to sit in a room with 80 people from all around the world who all have the same interests and want the same things for our future.”

This year, the meeting’s theme is Cool Surfaces in Action and will be hosted at the Kimpton Hotel Fontenot in New Orleans, Louisiana. There have been a variety of sponsors that have made the meeting possible, including Duro-Last, IKO Industries, Westlake Royal Roofing Solutions, Topps Products, Western Colloid and us here at The Coffee Shops!

Logistics

The 2025 CRRC Annual Meeting will be held on June 11, 2025. Registration for the event is open and will remain open until June 3, 2025. There is a room block rate available at the host hotel, the Kimpton Hotel Fontenot.  

You can find more about getting lodging on the event registration page.

Guest speakers

One of the highlights of the annual meeting are the guest speaker presentations. These presentations share timely, accurate and valuable information about reflective building materials with attendees. The technical information shared within the presentations is backed up by rigorous studies. Check out some of the guest speakers for this year’s meeting:

• Julie Nassar, senior clean energy and climate partner at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) for the Greater Boston area
• Selena D. Melgoza (senior climate solutions analyst) and Bryn Moncelsi (deputy director) at the Climate Resolve
• Douglas Melnick, the chief sustainability officer for the City of San Antonio

Schedule

Pre-registration is required for all meetings. The annual meeting week will kick off on Tuesday, June 10 with Technical and Education Committee meetings. The following day, the Annual Meeting will commence with check-in and breakfast at 8:00 a.m. From there, attendees will get to attend presentations from leaders in cool surface implementation, CRRC organization updates, the board of directors election and presentation of the Marty Hastings Award. At the end of the night there will be a networking event that includes complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

Register for the annual CRRC meeting by June 3, 2025!