Sustainable Roofing

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 Bob Kulp grew up on a farm in Wisconsin, and he credits his early experience with shaping his views on recycling and sustainability.

 Since 1994, the I-Codes have served as models for almost all state and local building codes in the United States.  

One of the most innovative — and largest — sustainable roofing projects currently under construction is the Music City Center, a massive, 1.2 million-square-foot conference and convention center taking shape in the heart of downtown Nashville. 

 The new Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, which was dedicated on Nov. 13, 2012, includes three green roofs.  

When I started this column last January, I introduced a new sustainable roof rating program called RoofPoint

 It’s three o’clock in the morning, and after tossing and turning through a stormy night, Mr. Bright, the director of facilities for the headquarters of a high profile federal agency, had finally passed into deep sleep.  

 Growing homeowner interest in sustainable building solutions — including products and their afterlife — presents a number of business opportunities for contractors.  

 For roofing professionals, one of the biggest challenges of the LEED Green Building System has been the common misconception that there is something called a “LEED roof.”