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RoofPoint Rating System Helps Define Real Roofing Sustainability
"Roofing is changing. Sure, the components are mostly the same, but the purposes of roofing are what's really changing. Roofing is no longer just a cover on a building, replaced every two or three decades, and then forgotten about for the next two or three. Increasingly, a rooftp is seen as an asset for the building, a working part of the whole. It can be a part of an energy source through the placement of photovoltaic panels, for example. Or it can house chillers, rain collection systems, telecommunication devices, and many other objects vital to an organization's success." Read More.
Your Green Roofing Partner
"Recycling can be an important part of any sustainable business initiative, and in the past few years, more and more contractors are recycling an increasing number of roofing materials, including shingles, single-ply membranes and board insulations. However, recycling requires more than just collecting materials at the jobsite." Read More.
Ninety Percent Inspiration, 10 Percent Perspiration
"I had an opportunity last month to participate in a webinar with a leading roof consultant who turned my idea of roof maintenance upside down. Like lots of challenges in life, I tended to view maintenance to be the “90 percent perspiration” part of the old saying. Yes, you need a good maintenance plan, but your success at holding down costs and extending roof service life mainly involves the tedious work of carefully inspecting a roof and making timely repairs . . ." Read More.
More Than Just a Single Ply
"It has been my privilege to work in the roofing industry for more than 36 years, starting as an estimator in 1976. For much of that time I have been involved with single-ply roofing products, which started to gain market attention about the same time I landed my first roofing job. Just as it was tough for me to gain experience and qualifications as a newcomer to the industry, it was difficult for single-plies to earn a place of respect among modern roofing systems." Read More.
Recognizing Cool Roofs . . . Plus
"As part of the RoofPoint rating program for sustainable roofing systems, the Center has developed a unique approach to the selection of energy-efficient roof surfaces . . . In almost all cases, net energy savings will be important; and in many areas of the country the type of roof surface can make a big contribution in reducing total heating and cooling costs." Read More.
Sustainable Roofing: It's About People, Too!
"When we think about “sustainable” or “green,” we tend to focus on the environmental aspects of sustainability, including key natural resources of energy, air, water and materials . . . But beyond the obvious environmental and economic aspects of sustainability, all of these “green” things must be viewed in a human and social context. After all, the whole purpose of sustainable development is to make the world a better place for people, both current and future generations." Read More.
Sustainable Roofing: Summing Up Sustainability With RoofPoint
"Every year in the United States more than 3 billion square feet of nonresidential roofs are installed on new and existing buildings. If these roofs were installed using the best energy guidelines available today, the first-year savings in heating and cooling demand would exceed 36 trillion BTUs." Read More.
RoofPoint: A New Dimension in Sustainable Roofing and Sustainable Roof Consulting
" . . . Today, a decade after the introduction of LEED, a similar transformation is occurring in the roofing industry. . . [A] new guideline, called RoofPoint, is similar in education and structure to green-building rating systems such as LEED, but it embraces important difference offering unique value to building owners and the green-building community." Read More
SUSTAINABLE ROOFING: WHY SUSTAINABLE ROOFS? DO WE HAVE THE REASONS!
"Why are roofs so important to the environment? The one-sentence answer is, “There are two and a half billion reasons!” That’s the surface area of re-roofs installed on nonresidential rooftops every year in the United States. And this vast area of re-roofing is virtually untouched by current green building programs, which tend to focus narrowly on new construction or major building retrofits." Read More
A RoofPoint™ Report
The December 2011 issue of Professional Roofing takes readers inside the first year of RoofPoint with an update on the program and a look at current RoofPoint projects. Read More.
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