Welcome to Cool Roofing, Spring 2008, a special section in Environmental Design + Construction, Roofing Contractor and Sustainable Facility magazines.
In the Sustainability category, Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc., of Los Angeles, was the inaugural victor for completing the largest building-integrated photovoltaic system in the world - the roofing system for the Tesco Fresh and Easy Market cold and freezer storage facility in Riverside, Calif. Solar Integrated Technology installed more than 650,000 square feet. of membrane with energy-creating photovoltaic panels integrated directly within the Sika Sarnafil roofing material. In second place was Silktown Roofing, Inc., of South Grafton, Mass., and in third place for this grouping was Silktown Roofing, Inc., of Manchester, Conn. Visit www.sikacorp.com for more information.