The green roofing in the coming years might just be made of silicon. The market for solar energy is about as perfect as this world can create, and solar applications are on the radar screens of many roofing contractors. For many contractors, the way to greener pastures is to be the one-stop solution for rooftop needs. Reflectivity, gardens, insulation and recycling are all great ideas that can be ruined by a leak, so it's only natural that the roofing expert takes on these tasks.
"If you've got to pierce that roof, you've got to have someone who's going to guarantee it's not going to leak," says Dan Whigham, owner of SC Solar in Lancaster, S.C. "Every job we have to contact the roofing contractor."