The certification marks the second year in a row the manufacturer's roofing products have achieved benchmarks for implementing effective sustainability practices.
When it reaches its capacity later this year, the IKO Recycled Asphalt Shingles facility is projected to recycle up to 150 tons of shingle material per day.
GAF provides an update on the latest innovations in the recycled shingle process and how it plays a role in its company-wide goals to be in place by 2030.
Four of CertainTeed's manufacturing facilities are certified as using pre-and post-consumer material as raw material in the manufacturing of new roofing products.
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.