Going Green
The Living Roof Series: Intensive Green Roofs
By Molly Nelson, RCS Intern. A comprehensive look at intensive green roofs including: pre-installation considerations, installation methods and post-installation maintenance. There are multiple types of green roofs to consider as a roofing professional when working with a customer to install a living roof. The following information focuses on intensive green ...
The Green Roof Revolution – A Growing Sector for BUR
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Why BUR is the ideal choice for use with vegetative roofs and what contractors should know about this growing market. In 2017, the Freedonia Group conducted a study to predict the demand for vegetative roofing systems. From their findings, they forecasted the demand to increase ...
Land of the Rising Sun Plans to Go Fully Solar
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Eventually every building, parking lot and farm in Japan will be fitted with rooftop solar panels to reach 2030 emissions reduction goal. Earlier this year, Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, announced an ambitious new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, aiming to reduce ...
SOPRANATURE® Brings Life to The Roof
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. SOPREMA makes it easier than ever to reap the benefits of a green roof with SOPRANATURE. Green roofs have been gaining a steady popularity in America over the past few decades. Now, with increased client demand and advancements in technology, like the availability of ultra-lightweight ...
California’s New Energy Plan Mandates Solar
By National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA). California commission votes to mandate solar for new buildings starting in 2023. The California Energy Commission’s five-member panel voted unanimously on August 11 to require solar panels and battery storage in new commercial buildings and high-rise residential projects beginning January 1, 2023, according to ...
Sika Acquires American Hydrotech, Inc.
Sika acquires American Hydrotech, Inc., the North American leader in green roofs. Sika has acquired American Hydrotech Inc. in the USA and its affiliate Hydrotech Membrane Corporation in Canada. Hydrotech is a recognized leader in the development, production, and distribution of premium waterproofing and roofing products. For more than 50 years, ...
The Benefits of Biosolar Roofs
By Trent Cotney, Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. Biosolar roofs combine the habitat-producing and water-absorbing advantages of green roofs with the energy-creating capacity of solar panels. You have likely heard about green roofs and how they can regulate the temperature of a building. And you have no doubt heard about solar roofs and ...
Roofing Made from Recycled Plastic?
By Trent Cotney, Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. As we navigate the current materials crisis, the need for recycling roofing materials has become increasingly more important. We are all familiar with roofs made from metal, tile and standard shingles. And we are seeing an increased interest in solar shingles and green ...
The Next Generation of Gardens
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. If you think today's typical gardener is middle-aged and living in the suburbs, think again. The National Gardening Survey revealed that most gardeners are between the ages of 18-34 and living in urban areas without backyards. In 2019, older members of Generation Z and the ...
Green Your Roof System With Fluid Applied Reinforced Roofing (FARR)
By Western Colloid. Western Colloid makes installing an energy-efficient green roof system easy with FARR. There are thousands of reasons to choose a cool, green or solar roof system, most of all being that they are better for the environment. These roof systems come with quite a lot of ...
