According to Robert Marshall, president of Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. Inc. in Peabody, Mass., ensuring top-notch work comes down to communication.
In an effort to improve the coordination of roofing systems and PV solar installations, we have established an ongoing Rooftop PV Task Force that is developing useful guidelines for the mounting and anchorage of PV systems to both low-slope and steep-slope roofs.
In the realm of building environmentally responsible rooftops, there are a number of means to an end: high R-value insulation layers, highly reflective roof surfaces, vegetative systems, photovoltaic arrays and solar thermal (i.e., hot water) systems.
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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.