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Damato of the Day Is … “Life Goes On”

May 14, 2012

Every week I am bombarded with all sorts of information about roofs and roofing. 


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Module Option for Green Roof Systems

LiveRoof, LLC
November 30, 2011

LiveRoof, LLC announced the introduction of LiveRoof® Maxx, a new module option for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System.


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Historic Landmark Given New Life

Addition to First Unitarian Meeting House Includes Green Roof
October 14, 2011

Designing an addition to any Frank Lloyd Wright building is a daunting architectural challenge. So when a 7,000-square-foot green roof was installed on a 20,000-square-foot addition to the First Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, Wis., it took a joint effort by a Wisconsin-based architecture firm and a Michigan-based horticultural company.


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Tremco Showcases Green Products in Headquarters Renovation

October 13, 2011

When Tremco Incorporated decided to renovate its Beachwood, Ohio, company headquarters from top to bottom, the construction materials and services company knew there was a wealth of internal expertise they could tap into.


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Testing at the Top

September 01, 2009
Completed in the spring of 2008, the cool and green roof demonstration/research project of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based architecture and design firm A3C took place atop its UrbEn Retreat. The project was implemented with the assistance of Firestone Building Products and in collaboration with Prof. Moji Nawab of the University of Michigan’s Sustainable Design Research Lab.
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Cool Roofs: A Piece of the Green Puzzle

September 01, 2009
As green building strategies evolve to keep up with increasingly stringent building energy codes and standards, so do cool roofs. A roof, as any other building component, can be selected to best serve a particular purpose, such as weather resistance or thermal regulation. Cool roofs are optimally designed to minimize the transfer of heat from the sun to the interior of a building.
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Web Exclusive: Green Building and Its Impact on Roofing Material Selection

April 01, 2009
Sustainability and green design are the largest emerging trends driving change in the roofing industry today. Frequently you will find the terms used separately or synonymously, indicating confusion in true meaning.
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Shots From The Maverick: 2012 Fundraiser Benefits Colorado Youth Outdoors

The Maverick was held May 4-6 at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch in Loveland, Colo. The event is a sporting clays shoot and fundraiser for Colorado Youth Outdoors, whose mission is to strengthen relationships between youth and their parents through traditional outdoor activities.Several members of the roofing industry were on hand to support the event, whose corporate sponsors include Prologis and Johns Manville. 

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It Was an Interesting Week
Damato of the Day Is ... "It Was an Interesting Week" -  August 15, 2011
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May 2012

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