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“Smog-Eating” Roofing Til...

MonierLifetile, a Boral Roofing company, has introduced “smog-eating tile,” concrete roof tiles said to reduce the amount of smog in the atmosphere.

posted on: Oct 27, 2010 | author: Roof Info Staff

Roof Recycling is the New “Gree...

Hospital is recycling the rock, roofing membrane, and insulation from their roof tear-off and installing a new insulated white roof.

posted on: Oct 26, 2010 | author: Roof Info Staff

Is White the New Green? New Study fro...

The idea of cool roofs and pavement bouncing more of the sun's heat back into space has been around for years. White roofs counteract against the urban heat island effect. Energy experts started to quantify the results of that counteraction.

posted on: Apr 7, 2009 | author: ronnie

Green Collar Jobs on the Rise, says S...

In July of 2008, the Seattle Jobs Initiative released a job trend report with a spotlight on green jobs. Estimates predict that the number of green jobs could as much as quadruple by the year 2020.

posted on: Jan 7, 2009 | author: ronnie

What IS a Cool Roof? And How to Rank ...

A cool roof can be defined in many ways by people or by different municipal codes. At the end of the day, however, a...

posted on: Apr 28, 2008 | author: ronnie

Canadian Roofing Company Walks & ...

For citizens of Vancouver BC the beginning of the year brought them a landfill ban from Metro Vancouver Regional...

posted on: Apr 26, 2008 | author: Roof Info Staff

Downtown Seattle's Premiere Roof...

High atop the Washington Mutual Center's 17th floor lies a roof garden with awesome views of Seattle and Elliot Bay. The green roof serves as a vital social space and is the civic heart of the bank’s downtown campus.