Going Green
Solar is Now More Accessible Than Ever Before
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Solar expert, Mark Gies breaks down how solar is more accessible and why metal roofs are the best place to mount solar panels. With the solar industry growing rapidly over the course of the last decade, more and more roofing contractors are looking for ways ...
The Future is Solar Powered
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. The solar revolution is underway, one rooftop at a time. Rising electricity costs and a looming climate crisis have made renewable energy options more attractive than ever. In 2021 the U.S. Solar Market again set records as demand for residential solar (and storage) reached ...
Where Europe’s Green Roof Revolution Started
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Basel, Switzerland mandated green roofs, now other European cities are following suit to combat climate change. How do you reduce flooding, improve biodiversity and lower energy costs? You cover every building in plants. On top of every flat roof in Basel, Switzerland you ...
How do Smog-reducing Shingles Clean the Air?
By Malarkey Roofing. Air pollution is actively reduced every time a roof is built using these shingles. Trees are one of nature’s best air purifiers. They actively remove pollutants from the air, making the air we breathe cleaner every second. That’s why in every one of our shingles, Malarkey Roofing ...
The Game-changing Rooftop Solar Option That Will Get More Homeowners Adopting Solar
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Timberline Solar™ Energy Shingle, GAF Energy’s easy-to-install solar shingle innovation, streamlines going solar for homeowners and installers. More Americans are installing solar energy on their roofs every year. According to a 2016 assessment from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory adding rooftop solar on small buildings ...
Pioneering Towards a Greener Future
By Garrett Littleton, All Points. At All Points, we’re doing our part to progress towards a more environmentally friendly roofing industry. Over the past several decades there has been an emphasis placed on companies to reduce the CO2 emissions they produce to help preserve environmental qualities such as air, ...
Cool Roofs Can Fight Climate Change
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Did you know the color of a roof can be a climate change solution? After a summer of record heat waves with the temperature regularly climbing over 90 degrees it is no wonder that more and more building owners and cities are looking into ...
The Vinyl Sustainability Council Presents the 2021 Design for Reuse Award to The AZEK Company
The Vinyl Sustainability Council's Design for Reuse Award recognizes vinyl products purposely designed for disassembly, recycling or reuse at the product's end of life. The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, presented its inaugural 2021 Design for Reuse Award at its annual meeting ...
Help Customers Decide Which Products Are Sustainable and Economical
By Master Builders Solutions. Tools you can use to analyze a product’s environmental impact and make informed decisions. If you are a roofing contractor who is looking to differentiate your business by expanding into concrete, researching the products you use is crucial. Understanding the environmental impact of products like ...
GAF Energy Launches Game-Changing Solar Roof to Power Mass Adoption of Clean Energy
Timberline Solar boasts world's first nailable solar shingle and installs like a traditional roof awarded Best of Innovation at CES 2022 GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and a leading provider of solar roofing in North America, today announced the launch of Timberline Solar™, the only roof system to directly integrate ...
