Sustainable roofing systems can be many things, but primarily they are assemblies that provide a covering protecting a building from the elements (i.e., water, sun, cold, and heat) while minimizing their burden on the environment and conserving energy.
The Product Showcase at this year’s IRE combines the New Product Pavilion and Green Pavilion into one focused area that the features the hottest industry trends and the latest new, cool, green and safety products.
GAF announced that it has extended its commitment to green building and sustainable building practices by sponsoring the Certified Green Dealer® Program at the platinum level.
LiveRoof®, LLC and Riverbend Nursery, Inc., announced that the LiveRoof Hybrid Green Roof System has been chosen for five new green roof projects in North Carolina.
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.
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.
