Going Green
Building Eco-friendly
By 3M. Survey results shed light on whether homeowners consider the environment in their home renovation projects. 3M conducted a survey with 1,500 homeowners who had engaged in a home renovation project to learn whether they considered the environment in their home renovation projects during the pandemic. Home renovations ...
GRACE ICE & WATER SHIELD® HT Roofing Underlayment Withstands High Temperature Applications
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. The high temperature self-adhered roofing underlayment is an environmentally conscious option for waterproofing sloped roofs. Keeping water out of homes is a crucial element when installing a new roof in regions prone to rain and high winds. One of the best ways to stop leaks ...
Tremco on Vegetated Roofing Systems for All Roofing Types
By Molly Nelson, RCS Reporter. The Tremco Vegetated Roofing (VR) line covers commercial, multi-residential and institutional markets. For decades, Tremco Roofing has successfully provided high-performance products with a dedication to helping customers in all areas of the building envelope industry. The overall Tremco goal is putting care into their services, ...
Green Roofs on Schools Benefits Kids and Boost Sustainability
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. A new bill proposed would provide $500 million in funding for green roof systems on U.S. schools. Back in March, Representative Nydia M. Velazquez introduced the Public School Green Rooftop Program, a bill that intends to allocate funding for green roofs on public schools. The ...
Beacon Completes Divestiture of Solar Products Business
Beacon announced today the completion of the sale of its solar products business to BayWa r.e., a leading renewable energy developer, service supplier and systems provider. Beacon’s Solar Products business consists of four dedicated and six shared branch locations where it distributes solar products, including photovoltaic panels, to both residential and ...
Study Finds That Green Roofs Improve Solar Panel Efficiency
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Combining green roofs with solar panels is proven to be smart green architecture. Solar power and green roofs are often thought of as separate solutions, however, a new study offers insight into how these two technologies have a synergistic relationship that makes combining them ...
RT3 Member Kelly Roofing is Excited to Announce Their Success With Tesla Solar Roofs
Kelly Roofing, a Florida roofing company founded in 1972, has found success as a Tesla Certified Installer. The company installs Tesla Solar Roofs, Tesla Solar Panels and Tesla Powerwalls. Providing these services to roof owners has fit well with Kelly Roofing’s dedication to innovation and customer service. The Tesla Solar Roof is ...
The Solar Roof That Makes Every Shingle a Solar Panel
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. New type of solar roof is backed by Tesla, the electric car maker, and looks like any other normal roof. Jake Hermeling is one of the first in Central Oregon to have a Tesla solar roof built on a house, but you would ...
Low-slope Roofs and Sustainability
By Will Lorenz for General Coatings. How using SPF can help you meet Title 24 regulations in California California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standard, Title 24, was updated on January 1, 2010, by the California Energy Commission. While a decade has passed since this decision, these updates still significantly affect Southern California’s commercial ...
Air Conditioners for the Age of Climate Change
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Scientists leverage radiative cooling to naturally reduce the amount of electricity and greenhouse gasses emitted through air conditioning. This year record temperatures hit the U.S. As the planet warms, and as climate change gets more severe, more people will be looking to beat ...
