Going Green
Eco-friendly Roof Makes Huge Impact as Low-Income Families in India Struggle with Effects of Climate Crisis
By Cass Jacoby. Scientists awarded a grant to support their renewable and affordable roofing material that could be the solution to the intolerable heat affecting Indian families that live on less that $5 a day. In India the temperatures can stay well over 100 degrees for weeks. It can get ...
The Rooftop Farm Revolution is Here
By Cass Jacoby. Urban farms are getting off the ground with food increasingly coming from above the skyline. We lose “more than 50 acres of American farmland to urban development every hour and in that same amount of time the human population grows by 240 people,” according to James ...
Metal Roofing — The Perfect Platform for Solar PV
By Rob Haddock, S-5! Metal roofing has a service life that exceeds that of a solar PV system. For the past four decades, in total, well over two billion square feet of metal roofing has been installed in the U.S. each year, and that number grows every year. Metal roofs are known ...
Texas Traditions Roofing Completes Installation of the First GAF Solar Shingle Roof in Central Texas
The GAF Timberline Solar Shingle™ has an all-in-one 25-year warranty that covers the product as both a roof and solar product. Texas Traditions Roofing, a family owned, commercial and residential roofing company serving Central Texas, announced that it recently completed the installation of the first GAF Timberline Solar™ roof in Cedar ...
Work Underway on Manhattan’s Largest Green Roof
By Cass Jacoby. Atop the ten-story tall building of 341 Ninth Avenue in West Chelsea is about to get a whole lot greener. West Chelsea is known for its huge stretch of 200 art galleries, which stand within a few blocks of each other, including the city's most ...
Check out This Net Zero LEED Certified Home Build
By Malarkey Roofing Products. Malarkey products help this build be the greenest it can be by offering unmatched sustainability and performance. Building the most energy-efficient home possible with only sustainably sourced and manufactured products is a lot to ask out of a home build. Add in the obstacles of ...
World’s Largest Green Roof Planned for Cupertino Development
By Cass Jacoby. 30-acre green roof proposed for the Hills at Vallco Mall revamp will be the largest green roof in the world and will be the crowning accomplishment of the community. Once a thriving spot in the city, the Vallco Shopping Mall in Cupertino, California is a mostly ...
Sustainable Products Win This Company More Than One Kind of Green
By Cass Jacoby. Malarkey’s sustainability makes it a prized acquisition for other green brands looking to lead the industry in performance and sustainability. At Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW) show Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Malarkey Roofing Product’s Rene Williams to discuss what is new with Malarkey and ...
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint – How Hunter Panels Reduces Impact
By Hunter Panels. Learn what exactly a carbon footprint is and where the roofing industry fits in. What is a carbon footprint and why does it matter? A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by people’s actions. Pollutants that are included in these calculations ...
Are Solar Panels For You?
By Lauren White. If you’re considering investing in a solar system, consider these factors. In just one hour, the amount of sunlight that hits the surface of the earth is enough to handle the energy consumption of the entire world for one year. Throughout the years, inventors have found ...
