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This special section spotlights sustainable and environmentally friendly products and systems including vegetative roofs, solar applications, and cool roof coatings.

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Design and Installation Tips for Single-Ply Roofing Systems

January 04, 2012
Michael Russo
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 What began as a short blog for Roofing Contractor magazine on technical tips for TPO membranes quickly took on a life of its own.  


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SUSTAINABILITY

EPDM Recycling Is a Sure Thing

March 31, 2011
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Energy efficiency, re-use, and recyclability are buzzwords in the roofing industry, and while such terms have a tendency to lose their meaning over time, some in the business take them very seriously. With landfill space at a premium, recycling has become much more than a fad.
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The Value of Solar

March 31, 2011
Anthony J. Summers LEED AP
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The Arlington Grove neighborhood in St. Louis has seen its share of hard times in recent years, but through the efforts of the community’s dedicated church officials, residents and alderman, plus developer McCormack Baron Salazar, KAI Design & Build, the City of St. Louis and the St. Louis Housing Authority, its future is looking brighter and greener.
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Green Shipping

February 03, 2011
Mark J. Frisch AIA, LEED
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The new FedEx Cargo Facility at O’Hare Airport in Chicago is an impressive design response to the sustainable vision promoted by the City of Chicago’s O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP).   
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Room to Grow

February 03, 2011
Anna Suardini ASLA, GRP
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As the demand for locally grown produce increases, urban communities are becoming more and more creative in finding ways to meet that demand. Urban agriculture can be as simple as windowsill herb gardens or as vast and vibrant as large community gardens that encompass entire city blocks.  
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Cool Roofs 101

January 28, 2011
Jessica Clark LEED AP and Sherry Hao
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As global interest has increased in passive, energy-saving technologies, cool roofs have received a significant boost in awareness and research over the past year. In both commercial and residential applications, people are discovering the comfort, energy efficiency and climate change mitigation benefits of cool roofs. 
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Staying Green

April 01, 2010
Nathan D. Griswold GRP, Assoc
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Successful green roofs can be considered “low maintenance.” However, they should never be viewed as “no maintenance.” Not having a maintenance program in place will reduce the overall effectiveness of the initial investment made during installation.
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Go Green, Make Green

April 01, 2010
Jason Wedmore
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The green movement has taken over our way of thinking. From hybrid cars traveling the streets to reusable shopping bags being offered in grocery stores, we find these green initiatives everywhere we go.
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‘Solar for the Masses'

April 01, 2010
Chris King
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It’s only a matter of time before solar applications will revolutionize the roofing industry, and the sooner roofing contractors see the light, the better off they’ll be.
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Testing at the Top

September 01, 2009
Daniel H. Jacobs AIA, LEED
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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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