Two questions for you, Mr. or Ms. Roofing Contractor: 1. How do you define a “sustainable” roofing system? The stumbling economy and the noise of owners clamoring for any way they can to save money should not distract us from continuously improving our products and profits.
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.
Steve McCusker of Roof One in Pontiac, Mich., looks at each roofing project with an eye toward helping homeowners, and that includes making sure their attics are properly insulated.
The undulating profile of the Marco Polo Condominiums has been a fixture on the skyline of Honolulu since 1971. But even though the building still looks striking after 40 years, there was trouble in paradise - in the form of a leaky roof.
On May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kan., was hit by an EF5 tornado that ripped a 1.7-mile path of destruction through the town of about 800 residents. With winds that reached 205 miles per hour, the strongest tornado to hit the U.S. in eight years killed 11 people.
Imagine a shopping mall that doesn’t need air conditioning, even in the height of summer; a restaurant patio that can stay open year-round; or a beautiful office atrium that’s open to sunny skies with a soaring glazed roof that opens when the weather’s nice - but closes up at the first sign of rain.
You
often hear the term “green building” as consumers seek to purchase homes that
are often built using recycled materials or are low in energy usage. Both are
important goals, but they must be pursued in a way that preserves a home’s
ability to manage and repel moisture.
Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) single-ply
roofing membranes have an excellent history in commercial roofing; however they
are constructed using organic polymers that can be damaged by extreme heat,
sunlight and UV.
When the City of Minneapolis needed to replace
the nearly two-decades-old roof of the Target
Center, the Upper
Midwest’s premier entertainment facility, it took a decidedly
progressive approach.
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