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Going Green
Eco-friendly, Energy-efficient Roofing and Siding for Your Next Off-grid Project
By ASC Building Products. Choose long-lasting beauty. Choose sustainability. Choose ASC Building Products. Are you looking to renovate your roof with eco-friendly building materials, without compromising its durability, performance and beauty? Look no further than ASC Building Products’ metal roofing and siding. Our products can help you reach LEED ...
Opportunity to Serve as a Cool Roof Subject Matter Expert
By Sarah Schneider, CRRC. Help revise the CRRC S100 when you serve on the Cool Roof Rating Council. Do you have familiarity with the testing, installation or production of solar reflective, cool roofing materials, or simply have an interest in green building design and would like to help inform the next edition ...
The Roofing Alliance Approves Funding for Sustainability and Resiliency Research
Research will help industry document efforts and develop curriculum leading to a roofing minor. The Roofing Alliance proudly announces the approval of funding for a three-year research project in partnership with Clemson University focused on Sustainability & Resiliency Efforts for the Roofing Industry. The research study will: Identify and document the current state ...
Saint-Gobain to Save Over 50 Million Pounds of CO2 Emissions per Year With Opening of CertainTeed Ceilings Facility in Conyers, Georgia
Saint-Gobain North America, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, today announced the opening of its newest CertainTeed Architectural facility in Conyers, Georgia. The plant will be co-located with finishing partner Quality Powder Coating (QPC), allowing Saint-Gobain to drastically reduce the distance its products must travel to finalize production, reducing its ...
SPRI Adds New Environmental Product Declarations Section to its Website and Posts New EPDs From Several Member Companies
Environmental Product Declarations are standardized documents that outline a product’s environmental impact from cradle-to-grave. SPRI, Inc., the trade association representing the manufacturers of single-ply roofing systems and the related component materials, has added an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) section to its website, and published updated EPDs for TPO and EPDM membranes ...
Eco-friendly Roofing System Retains its Functionality After 25+ Years
By Cayden Wemple. The roofing system on a strip mall has remained in flawless condition after 25+ years thanks to IB Roof Systems. A seemingly ordinary strip mall roof is anything but as it’s maintained its functionality since 1995. The layout of the roof is simple with nothing of ...
Solar Improvements for Increased Energy Efficiency and Lower Carbon Emissions
BRIGHTSMITH Coaters installs ATAS manufactured InSpire HP solar air heating panels. On May 2, 2023, BRIGHTSMITH Coaters in Morrisville, Pennsylvania had a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the installation of InSpire HP solar air heating metal wall panels and a rooftop solar photovoltaic array on their building. BRIGHTSMITH is a ...
A Living Lab Explores New Methods for Project Sustainability
By Connected World. Eco-friendly buildings are a hot topic in construction. Join Connected World’s Living Lab as they make their attempt to build a sustainable home. A version of this article was first written and published by Connected World. At first glance, this house might look ordinary, but take ...
The Vinyl Sustainability Council Joins Forces With IB Roof Systems
By IB Roof Systems. Teaming up with the Vinyl Sustainability Council, IB Roof Systems stands firm in their principles about sustainability. IB Roof Systems has been known for their pledge, “We all have a responsibility to keep our environment safe now and for generations to come.” With this promise in ...
Solar Company Works to Integrate More Energy-efficient Power Solutions Into Texas
By Spark Solar. Texas-based solar energy company, Spark Solar, is working on federal contracts to start integrating more eco-friendly power sources into the day-to-day lives of Texans. We at Spark Solar are making big strides to make solar power more readily available to Texans state-wide. We have started working on ...
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