Apr

28

A cool roof can be defined in many ways by people or by different municipal codes. At the end of the day, however, a cool roof reflects and emits the sun’s heat back skyward without allowing it to pass into the building or home. The more sun it reflects and emits, the cooler the roof.

Cool Roofs - Reflectivity & EmissivenessRating a cool roof is done with two properties — solar reflectance and thermal emittance. Both properties are measured on a scale from 0 to 1, where 0.90 is the same as 90%. Higher values of solar reflectance & thermal emittance are considered to be cooler.
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Apr

26

For citizens of Vancouver BC the beginning of the year brought them a landfill ban from Metro Vancouver Regional District. They were no longer able to dispose of used passenger or truck tires.

Until an unimplemented tire recycling plan is in place the tires have no place to go. To help ease the over abudancy and possibly deter illegal dumping, a Vancouver BC roofing company decided to take action with a free used tire collection service — The Big Eco Tire Toss program.
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Apr

18

Aerial View of WaMu Center Roof GardenHigh atop the Washington Mutual Center’s 17th floor lies a roof garden with awesome views of Seattle and Elliot Bay. The green roof serves as a vital social space and is the civic heart of the bank’s downtown campus.
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Apr

10

Finding quality bloggers who write about the Roofing Industry is challenging. Quite frankly they are few and far between. In the past few days of searching, I have come across several that were no more than spam efforts of cut and paste jobs from a popular free article site.
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Feb

26

Japanese brewer Suntory Ltd. said it had created an alternative to soil to help keep cities green. Applications include soil to cover roofs and walls for greenery — green roofs.

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Blogroll

  • CalFinder’s Solar Blog - Keeps homeowners and industry experts in tune with the latest trends and topics related to residential solar power.
  • Contractor Talk for Roofing Professionals - Quite popular sub-forum of ContractorTalk.com for trade talk amongst contract roofing professionals.
  • DIY Roofing Forum - A DIY forum for roofing, gutters and waterproofing discussing installations, repairs and maintenance.
  • Professional Roofing Magazine - An official publication for the NRCA
  • RC Columns - The syndicated Columns feed from Roofing Contractor magazine.
  • RC Features - The syndicated Feature Articles feed from Roofing Contractor magazine.
  • Roofing at This Old House - Roofing discussion forum and advice from This Old House’s premier website.
  • Roofing.com - A community of Roofers, Roofing contractors, and people seeking information about their roof.
  • RSI Magazine - eNews for roofing, siding and insulation.
  • The Construction Informer - This blog is a place for free-spirited discussions about building, with emphasis on green building technology.
  • Todd Fratzel’s Home Advice - Home Improvement Advice for everyone from beginners to seasoned DIY’ers and professional contractors.