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Understanding all of the benefits of metal will help contractors sell more metal. With that in mind, METALCON is offering six learning sessions focused on sustainability

Details about the recall have been released the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which was issued due to components potentially causing thermal events.

The Roofing Alliance, the philanthropic and educational arm of the National Roofing Contractors Association, has approved funding for a three-year research project with Clemson University to focus on "Sustainability & Resiliency Efforts for the Roofing Industry."

Tesla's year-over-year solar deployments dropped by nearly 40%, though its energy storage deployments saw massive increases.

Roofing innovation: NanoTech Inc, a material science company pioneering a category of climate-resilient materials that enable environmental responsibility without sacrificing financial return, brings on multiple investors in an oversubscribed funding round to combat peak heat in the last weeks of summer.  

Tesla has agreed to pay around $6 million to settle a Solar Roof class-action lawsuit brought by customers who signed contracts to install its Solar Roof system at their homes and then told the cost would be substantially more than originally quoted. 

The Mill Mountain Zoo in Roanoke, Va., has introduced a new living exhibit — a lush rooftop gardenscape — that serves as an educational tool for conservation.

Panasonic's energy storage solution combines a hybrid inverter, lithium-ion battery and new EVERVOLT SmartBox, an all-in-one home energy management device.

German manufacturer K2 unveiled its new GreenRoof Vento mounting system for green rooftops at Intersolar Europe 2023.

Purelight Power, a residential solar installation company based in Medford, Ore., announced the launch of a new roofing division called Purelight Roofing, which the company says will be a part of its effort to provide homeowners with affordable, efficient home solar systems.