Jeanne Sheehy of the Tile Roofing Institute in Chicago is gushing green these days having announced the launch of one of the tile roofing industry’s first-ever “Go Green with Tile” campaigns. The idea is to help educate and inform design/building professionals and homeowners about the environmental green benefits of concrete and clay tile roofs.
In the late 1970s, John Burt, a pool installer and the owner of Tri-City Vinyl, used a piece of thermoplastic material to patch a hole in the roof of his building, and the idea for his company was conceived. John Burt passed away in 2003, but his vision and philosophy continue to guide and inspire the employees at the company he founded 30 years ago - Duro-Last Roofing, Inc., headquartered in Saginaw, Mich.
Ask anybody. If you want a successful arena, you must have a state-of-the-art sound system. How else are spectators going to enjoy renowned musicians and the hype of any major sporting event?
Texas Roof Management Inc.received the Golden Hammer Award for two recent projects: The Mosaic and the Gables Uptown Tower in Dallas. The Golden Hammer Awards - presented by the North Texas Roofing Contractors Association - are given to companies who perform outstanding reroofing projects in both commercial and residential applications.
The Book-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit is undergoing a massive $176 million renovation project that, when finished, will evoke memories of how the Motown landmark looked when it first opened in 1924.
Marc Hesse of Cornice & Slate in Ferndale, Mich., received the contract to reroof the flat roof on the Book-Cadillac Hotel, and the company is also rebuilding three rectangular, stepped pyramidal copper towers that adorn the top of the hotel.
Roofing in paradise is not always a day at the beach. Hawaii has a demanding climate filled with humidity, wind and perpetual sunshine that can wear down roofing materials and crews. Oh, and almost everything must be shipped in from thousands of miles away.
Metro Health Hospital Foundation in Grand Rapids, Mich., has hired Sustainable Research Group (SRG) to conduct a three-year study of the green roof system and engineered bioswales in the parking lot at its new hospital in Wyoming, Mich.
What began on the West Coast with the passing of California’s Revised Title 24 Code in October 2005 has quickly spread throughout the entire country. Today, most major cities across the United States have adopted some form of energy efficiency standards for new construction and existing buildings.
ENERGY STAR’s Roofing Comparison Calculator is equipped with a user-friendly functionality that anyone on the building team can use with ease. Developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of its mission to accelerate the market penetration of energy-efficient building technologies, the calculator analyzes several key variables, and is a highly recommended exercise when contemplating a change from a black roof system to an ENERGY STAR-rated white one, or determining the savings when considering among alternatives on a new building.
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