You have heard it before! Metal panels are sustainably sourced, environmentally friendly, and energy efficient? But you may want to know more. What is it about metal roofs that makes them energy efficient? How, exactly, can they help you save on heating and cooling costs? In this blog, we will take a closer look at …
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How Are Metal Panels Eco Friendly?
We make decisions every day that contribute to our overall carbon footprint. Reusable bags at the grocery store or declining a printed receipt are some small steps we can take. But as home or building owners, there are even bigger moves we can make that have a larger impact. One such decision is building with …
How to Decide if Metal Roofing is Right for You
Are you considering a metal roof for your residential, commercial, or industrial project? While shingle roofs have long been the top choice for sloped roofs, we have seen a huge increase in contractors choosing metal. Its growth in popularity is a testament to its excellence for whatever your project may be. You may be wondering …
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The Environmental Benefits of a Metal Roof You Didn’t Know
The most sustainable roofing material today is metal. The cost for a metal roof includes simple installation, decades of durability, sustainability, and energy efficiency. Your new roof has a wide variety styles and colors to match every home, style, and neighborhood. What are the environmental benefits? Why Metal Roofing is Better Traditional asphalt roofing can …
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The Five E’s
Although precise definitions still are evolving, HPR protective umbrellas share five important characteristics that make them energy efficient, environmentally friendly, cost effective, leak proof, reliable and long-lasting. Think of them as the “Five E’s.” Endurance: HPR systems must meet or exceed traditional performance standards in terms of longevity, all-weather reliability, water absorption, wind and fire …
Asphalt Shingles Manufacturing & Waste Management in the Northeast Fact Sheet
Asphalt Shingle Waste Approximately 11 million tons of asphalt shingle wast is generated in the U.S. each year. This waste is comprised of approximately one million tons of scraps from asphalt single manufacturers, and ten million of construction scraps from installations and tear-offs from re-roofing. Download / View Full PDF Fact Sheet, Revised March 2012 …
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Recycling asphalt shingles
Discarded roofing material gets second life in new applications Paul Stastny Nobody likes to see waste, especially not when there appears to be so many options for the reuse of asphalt shingles. Shredded asphalt shingles can be used in gravel road dust suppression, hot patch road repairs, as an admixture to asphalt and cement, as …
Metal Roofs – An Introduction / Environmental Benefits
The original article is posted on “Roofing Products” web site titled “Metal Roofs – An Introduction”. Visit their web site for the full copy of the article at: http://www.roofing-products.com/metal-roofs/metal-roof-info/metal-roofs-an-introduction/ Advantages A greater degree of protection from the elements, specifically the harsher elements, is offered by metal roofing systems, as opposed to other types of roofs. …
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Reducing, reusing, recycling not a fad but a reality – Excerpts
Article written by Sue Richards – a social entrepreneur, artist and cultural animator whose website is www.breastofcanada.com. She is also a member of the Mercury’s Community Editorial Board. Link to original article – http://www.breastofcanada.com/editorial10.html Hence my confusion. My understanding of parenting and grand parenting is the desire to leave the offspring with a brighter future, …
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