Going Green
Cooling from the ground up
By Dani Sheehan. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about cool roofs and mingle with industry leaders at the CRRC Annual Meeting! Are you a member of the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC), or looking to become one? You won’t want to miss their annual meeting this year ...
Understanding and applying sustainable building methods
By Emma Peterson. Sustainability often seems like an abstract, unattainable goal, but there are many simple changes you can make to incorporate efforts into your current operations. Heidi J. Ellsworth met with Shawn Stanley from IB Roof Systems™ for an episode of Roofing RoadTrips® to talk about how contractors ...
Owens Corning Roofing Launches Solar PROtect™ Program
Solar-ready program offers Owens Corning Roofing Platinum and Preferred Contractors and homeowners a powerful advantage. Owens Corning Roofing is unveiling the Solar PROtect™ Program, an integrated program that helps Owens Corning Roofing Platinum and Preferred Contractors and the homeowners they serve leverage renewable energy from the roof. The solar-ready program responds ...
From goals to actions: Moving toward a more sustainable future
By Dani Sheehan. Dive into USG’s sustainability goals for 2030 and listen as their sustainability manager shares insights on reducing carbon emissions, creating a circular economy by reducing waste and focusing on customer and employee wellbeing. Sustainability is not just a buzzword for Stacy Simpson, sustainability manager at USG. She ...
Holcim acquires ZinCo to advance green roofing systems
Holcim enhances its roofing portfolio with ZinCo's expertise. Holcim has acquired ZinCo, a leader in advanced green roofing systems based in Germany with global operations across Europe, Asia and the Americas. With its integrated green and solar roofing systems Zinco is expanding Holcim’s specification selling approach. Working with partners across the ...
Small tips for a big impact toward sustainable living
By SOPREMA. You don’t have to launch a new business to implement sustainability into your roofing company. By providing these small tips to building owners, you can inspire a greener built environment. Discover the transformative power of sustainability in roofing practices by adding a line of green roof products to ...
Saving future roofs by buying tiles today
By Emma Peterson. All Points Tile & Slate buys the remaining tiles off demolished roofs to build a new roof and a profit. Host Heidi J. Ellsworth met with Jeff Littleton, Harrison Jarman and Kelly Connors in Season 5, Episode 48 of Roofing Road Trips®. All three are from ...
The Benefits of Cool Roofs and Siding
By Anna Lockhart. Industry experts gathered to discuss the importance of sustainable product use in cool roofs and sidings. Here’s what they had to say. Over the last decade, Sherwin-Williams has dedicated time and resources into developing sustainable products. Recently, Heidi J. Ellsworth sat down with Alex Nicol, R&D ...
BASF and Carlisle Construction Materials partner on product exploration of InsulBase/VersiCore Polyiso insulation boards with zero carbon footprint MDI: Lupranate ZERO
BASF announces collaboration with Carlisle Construction Materials on zero PCF MDI, Lupranate ZERO. Carlisle Construction Materials is exploring Lupranate ZERO in production of InsulBase/VersiCore polyisocyanurate insulation boards. BASF and Carlisle Construction Materials have announced a collaboration using Lupranate® ZERO, the world's first isocyanate with a zero carbon footprint. Lupranate ZERO (ZERO ...
Is this home suitable for solar? See solar potential with SolarReady™
By Dani Sheehan. With EagleView’s newest solar suite solution, scale your solar business by providing near-instant information on the solar potential of a home. Identify new markets, target your sales and win more jobs with accurate property imagery and data. EagleView has long been a leading provider of technology and ...
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